People v. Clark

PRESIDING JUSTICE JORGENSEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the court found defendant, Jerry N. Clark, guilty of possession with intent to deliver between 1 and 15 grams of heroin (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(1) (West 2006)) within 1,000 feet of a public park (720 ILCS 570/407(b)(1) (West 2006)), a Class X felony. The trial court initially sentenced Clark to a 40-year, extended-term sentence but, following a motion-to-reconsider hearing, reduced the sentence to 25 years’ imprisonment. Clark appeals, alleging: (1) insufficient evidence; (2) a due process violation; and (3)…