PEOPLE v. YOUNG

No. 111886.

960 N.E.2d 559 (2011)

355 Ill. Dec. 677

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Anthony YOUNG, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Michelle Katz , Marci Jacobs and Annette Collins , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

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


OPINION

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

¶ 1 Section 407(b)(2) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (the Act) (720 ILCS 570/407(b)(2) (West 2008)) provides that the offense of delivery of a controlled substance is a Class 1 felony when committed within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any "school." The single issue before us in this appeal is whether the term...

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