Legal Opinion

People v. Olson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 11, 1993No. 4—92—0384PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. PrecupIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  5. People v. SaldivarIllinois Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. SwankAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  2. People v. HelmAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  3. People v. SwankAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  4. People v. SwankAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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