People v. Comage

On March 21, 1997, Danny Comage was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1996)). After a jury trial on July 17, 1997, defendant was found guilty and on August 15, 1997, was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary.

All of the issues in this case revolve around the requirement that a defendant charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance possess it knowingly (People v. Harris, 52 Ill. 2d 558, 560, 288 N.E.2d 385, 386-87 (1972)). Defendant argues, first, that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction because this…