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PEOPLE v. MUHAMMAD

No. 3-08-0761.

925 N.E.2d 293 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lester MUHAMMAD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 5, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Peterson (Court appointed), Karen Munoz (Court appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Lester Muhammad.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Robert M. Hansen, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet, for the People.

Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant, Lester Muhammad, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2008)) and sentenced to an extended term of four years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction, arguing that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the State failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody to prove that the substance that was tested...

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