People v. McCormick

After a jury trial, defendant, Michael E McCormick, was found guilty of the unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2000)), driving under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a)(2) (West Supp. 1999)), and failing to yield while entering a highway (625 ILCS 5/11 — 906 (West 2000)). The trial court sentenced him to 18 months’ probation conditioned on, among other things, spending four weekends in jail. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court’s use of a “struck jury” system infringed on his right to peremptory…