Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 1996No. 80405PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple

Defendant, Tony Jones, was arrested for the possession of five separate packets containing a white rocky substance which the police believed to be a controlled substance. The State selected two of the five packets and tested their contents. The contents of the remaining three packets were not tested. Results of the two packets tested showed the presence of cocaine. Notably, the two packets tested weighed a combined total of 0.59 grams while the total weight of all five packets was 1.4 grams. Defendant was tried and convicted of possession with intent to deliver 1.4 grams of cocaine, a Class 1…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. AyalaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  2. People v. GamesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. KaludisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  4. People v. MaidenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. People v. BushIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
  3. People v. ColemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. People v. AdairAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. MocabyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008

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