People v. Howard

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 9, 1974, defendant, Cynthia Howard, was found guilty of possession of more than 30 and less than 500 grams of marijuana in a bench trial. She received a sentence of 18 months conditional discharge.

One of the issues on appeal is whether defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In view of our disposition of this issue, the other issue raised by defendant, a search and seizure issue, need not be discussed. Recital of the facts is limited to those relevant on the issue of reasonable doubt.

On May 17,1972,…