People v. Spencer

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL App (1st) 151254
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 2d Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
HYMAN

Evidence to support Defendant's conviction of possession with intent to deliver, as Defendant and codefendant constructively possessed the drugs, although the drugs were in a different car, and Defendant was accountable for actions of his codefendant and another man. Court properly admitted coconspirator statements through that man's testimony. Sentence of 25 years was not excessive in light of criminal history of Defendant.(NEVILLE and SIMON, concurring.)