People v. Deveaux

After a bench trial, defendant, Mark Deveaux, was convicted of possession with intent to deliver more than 30 grams of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56V2, par. 1401(a)(2)) and possession with intent to deliver more than 500 grams of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56V2, par. 705(e)) and sentenced to concurrent terms of seven and five years in prison. On appeal, he contends: (1) he was denied effective assistance by his privately retained counsel; (2) the search warrant used to seize the controlled substance and cannabis was invalid; (3) his confession was improperly…