People v. Allen

FIRST DIVISION November 3, 2008 No. 1-07-1763 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) WALTER ALLEN, ) Honorable ) Daniel P. Darcy, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court: This case has taken a lengthy and tortuous path through the trial court and now to this court. It began in early 2001 when a trial judge imposed a sentence that was not authorized by statute. On November 3, 2000, defendant Walter Allen was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with…