People v. Hendrickson

The circuit court of Moultrie County found defendant Wilbur Hendrickson guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of cannabis, in violation of section 4(e) of the Cannabis Control Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56V2, par. 704(e)). On June 3, 1988, the court sentenced him to 18 months’ probation and imposed a fine in the amount of $2,594.50 pursuant to section 5 — 9—1.1 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 1005— 9 — 1.1). Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentence, and we affirm.

This appeal involves an examination of two separate but…