People v. Aguilar

Defendant Frank Aguilar appeals from a bench trial finding of guilt and seven-year sentence for delivery of controlled substances (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56V2, par. 1401). Defendant contends on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred in finding as a matter of law that defendant could not be entrapped by a confidential police informant who also happened to be defendant’s longtime friend; (2) the State failed to rebut defendant’s entrapment defense by proof beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) he was denied a fair trial when the circuit court granted a seven-week continuance rather than a new…