People v. Olson
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook
Defendant William Olson was charged with unlawful delivery of less than one gram of cocaine (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. BG^, par. 1401(d)) and unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. BG^, par. 1401(a)(2)(A)). Defendant pleaded guilty to the second charge and was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. The first charge was nol-prossed. Defendant appeals, contending (1) the trial court’s questioning of him at the sentencing hearing was an abuse of discretion, (2) the trial court improperly used the results of a drug test as an aggravating factor at…
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