People v. Brooks

Defendant-appellant Tom Brooks was convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County of the delivery of more than 30 but not more than 500 grams of a substance containing cannabis in violation of section 4(d) of the Cannabis Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 56%, par. 704(d)). He was sentenced to serve one year’s probation, pay a *100 fine, and make restitution in the amount of *60. On appeal he raises two issues: whether his felony conviction can stand where the offense was charged by complaint rather than by indictment or information, and whether his right to self-representation was abridged…