People v. Richard

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (heroin) after a jury trial and sentenced to serve 1 year of periodic imprisonment. He appeals, contending (1) that his motions to quash a search warrant and to suppress evidence were improperly denied; (2) that his motion for a directed verdict at the close of the State’s case based on lack of proof of knowing possession should also have been granted; and (3) that the court improperly refused defendant’s tendered instruction pertaining to circumstantial evidence.

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