People v. Terrell

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL App (1st) 142726
Decision Date: 
Friday, April 14, 2017
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 5th Div.
Holding: 
Reversed.
Justice: 
HALL

(Court opinion corrected 6/1/17.) Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of possession of a controlled substance. Hidden location of contraband and State's failure to prove that Defendant ever entered the home creates a reasonable doubt as to Defendant's knowledge of contraband in hallway closet trap. Evidence presented at trial does not support a finding that Defendant committed essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.(GORDON and REYES, concurring.)