People v. Harrison

After entering a plea of guilty to the offense of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56½, par. 1401(a)), defendant, Robert Harrison, was fined $8,000 and sentenced to a term of 10 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, contending the court erred in considering the profit he was to receive from the sale of cocaine as an aggravating factor in imposing sentence.

At the sentencing hearing, Special Agent Lawrence Oliver of the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group testified that defendant offered to act as a middleman and sell Oliver four ounces of cocaine for…