Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, defendant, David Scott, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(a)(2)(A) (West 2002)) and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt because there was no evidence that he actively or constructively possessed the cocaine discovered by police in a mailbox; (2) the...
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