PEOPLE v. MATTHEWS

No. 1-04-1656.

842 N.E.2d 150 (2005)

362 Ill. App.3d 953

299 Ill.Dec. 411

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Robert Hirschhorn, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, James Fitzgerald, Heather Fahrenkrog, Kristine A. Shrode, Assistant State's Attorneys, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Johnny Matthews, appeals from his conviction after a bench trial of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He contends that he must receive a new trial because his trial attorney stipulated to the identity and amount of controlled substances recovered by the police without any expression in the record of his assent, and that counsel's agreement...

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