People v. Wielgos

Defendant, Stephen Wielgos, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County of delivering more than 30 grams of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56½, par. 1401(a)(2)), and was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. The appellate court reversed his conviction (190 Ill. App. 3d 63). We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

On June 12, 1985, while working on an undercover drug investigation, Officer Eric Bjankini of the Northeast Metropolitan Enforcement Group met Edward Ruschinski and discussed the purchase of multiple ounces of cocaine. Over…