PEOPLE v. SANCHEZ

No. 1-05-2174.

873 N.E.2d 509 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramiro SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

August 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier, Carolyn R. Klarquist, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, James e. Fitzgerald, Mary P. Needham, Ljubica D. Popovic, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant, Ramiro Sanchez, guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Defendant was sentenced to 15 years in prison. One issue is raised on appeal: whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant knowingly possessed nearly five kilograms of cocaine.

BACKGROUND

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