People v. Robertson

The defendant, Rodger Robertson, was convicted of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. 720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2) (West 1996). On appeal, we must determine whether the trial court erred in allowing an undercover officer to testify that pagers are commonly used in drug sales. We affirm.

At trial, Officer Tom Wiley testified that on December 10, 1996, he was contacted by Brenda Brown, a confidential informant. Brown had recently been arrested, and she offered to buy some crack cocaine from the defendant in exchange for consideration in her case. She and Wiley agreed to try to set up a…