People v. Huston

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Paul Huston, appeals from a conviction for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, barbiturates, in violation of section 404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 56/2, par. 1404.) After a jury found the defendant guilty, the circuit court of McDonough County sentenced defendant to probation for three years on the condition that he pay a fine of *1,000 and the court costs.

The only issue on this appeal relates to an incident which occurred during trial in which the trial judge…