People v. Taylor

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

These two appeals are inextricably interwoven in determining whether or not there is any provision under our statute for a conspiracy prosecution for violations of sections 4(e) and 5(e) of the Cannabis Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 56½, pars. 704(e) and 705(e)), each involving more than 500 grams of any substance containing cannabis. Each appeal is from a dismissal of indictments charging conspiracy and each relates to the same transaction or series of transactions.

In No. 11740, the trial court dismissed the first count…