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PEOPLE v. NEWTON

No. 122958.

2018 IL 122958

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAFARIA DEFORREST NEWTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Filed October 18, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Chadd , State Appellate Defender, Jacqueline L. Bullard , Deputy Defender, and Sonthonax B. Saint Germain and Susan M. Wilham , Assistant Appellate Defenders, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield ( David L. Franklin , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Jason F. Krigel , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice Burke dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Neville.

OPINION

¶ 1 Following a McLean County jury trial, defendant Jafaria Deforrest Newton was convicted of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a church in violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. See 720 ILCS 570/401(d)(i), 407(b)(2...

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