Legal Opinion
People v. Spahr
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 13, 1978No. 14212PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE REARDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
A Sangamon County jury found the defendant guilty of delivering a substance which he represented to be the controlled substance methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) on February 23, 1976, in violation of section 404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 56/2, par. 1404). After entering judgment on the verdict and after conducting a sentencing hearing, the court sentenced the 17-year-old defendant to a 3-year term of probation with the first 60 days to be served in the county jail.
On appeal, defendant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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