People v. Hill

THIRD DIVISION June 30, 2010 No. 1-08-2420 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) APPEAL FROM THE ) CIRCUIT COURT OF Plaintiff-Appellee, ) COOK COUNTY ) v. ) No. 07 CR 21175 ) JAMES HILL, ) HONORABLE ) JOSEPH G. KAZMIERSKI, JR., Defendant-Appellant. ) JUDGE PRESIDING. JUSTICE STEELE delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant James Hill was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled substance. Based on Hill's criminal history, the trial court sentenced Hill as a Class X…