People v. Manley

On May 13, 1988, the circuit court of Macon County convicted defendant Chris Blane Manley of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 561/2, par. 1402(b)) and unlawful possession of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 561/2, par. 704(a)). The court subsequently sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment for the controlled substances offense and 30 days’ imprisonment for the cannabis offense, the sentences to run concurrently.

Defendant now appeals, contending: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of the offenses charged beyond a reasonable doubt because it…