People v. Bush

Defendant, Joyce Bush, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(d), 407(b)(2) (West 2000)). Following a bench trial, the circuit court of Cook County convicted defendant of both counts and sentenced her to 6V2 years in prison. Defendant raised several arguments on appeal, and the appellate court affirmed. No. 1 — 02— 1187 (unpublished under Supreme Court Rule 23). We allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal. 177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a). Before this court, defendant argues that (1) the State failed to prove her intent to…