People v. Hanson

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of delivery of less than 30 grams of a substance containing heroin and sentenced to 1-3 years’ imprisonment. The issue presented for review is whether the evidence is sufficient to prove defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

John Stephens testified for the State that he had been a police officer for the Bloomington Police Department for nine years and, during 1974, was working as an undercover agent for the Multi-County Narcotics Unit. On August 8, 1974, at approximately 8:45 p.m., he was driving near the Taft Housing area off Green…