People v. Mills

The defendants, Russell Mills, Elmer R. Bays, and Clifford Messer, were convicted of unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful manufacture of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 56½, pars. 704(e), 705(e)). They were each sentenced to three years’ probation and six months in jail for the unlawful manufacture conviction, and a concurrent term of two years’ imprisonment for the unlawful possession conviction. The defendants appeal.

The record reveals that on October 9, 1991, police observed a gray Cadillac and a U-Haul truck parked on the side of the road. Bays and Messer were subsequently…