People v. Means

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of Class 2 felony of delivery of less than 1 gram of heroin, and sentenced to extended term of 9 years imprisonment and 2 years mandatory supervised release. Sentence of 9 years was on lower end of 7- to 14-year extended term range, for which Defendant was eligible because of his prior Class 2 felony conviction. Court listed factors considered in imposing sentence, and court is not required to detail precisely its process for determining a sentence. Court was entitled to consider Defendant's 5 drug-related convictions in prior 6 years. (HYMAN and PIERCE, concurring.)