PEOPLE v. ALSUP

No. 108354.

948 N.E.2d 24 (2011)

241 Ill.2d 266

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Terry ALSUP, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( James E. Fitzgerald , Ashley A. Romito , John E. Nowak , Alan J. Spellberg and Annette Collins , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender, and Michael C. Bennett , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellee.

Terry Alsup , of Hillsboro, appellee pro se.


OPINION

Justice THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

After a bench trial, defendant Terry Alsup was convicted of two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to deliver in violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2), (d) (West 2004)) and sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment. The appellate court found that the trial transcript revealed a "complete breakdown" in the chain of custody on one...

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