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PEOPLE v. WAKENIGHT

No. 2-05-1090.

872 N.E.2d 555 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patricia C. WAKENIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

July 11, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defenders, Kathleen J. Hamill (all Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Patricia C. Wakenight.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, L. Anita Richardson, Skokie, for the People.

Justice CALLUM delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Patricia C. Wakenight, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a church (720 ILCS 570/407(b)(1) (West 2000)). Defendant did not attend the second day of the trial and the sentencing hearing, after she left the courtroom to use the restroom and never returned. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) this court should exercise...

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