People v. Arman

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, John Arman, was convicted of narcotics racketeering and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The appellate court reversed the defendant’s conviction and remanded the cause for a new trial. (171 Ill. App. 3d 232.) We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and we now reverse the judgment of the appellate court and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

The defendant was charged by indictment with the offense of narcotics racketeering, in violation of section 4(a) of the Narcotics…