People v. Boyce

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial defendant, Tanya Boyce, was convicted of possession with intent to deliver more than 1 but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 561/2, par. 1401(b)(2).) She was sentenced to the mandatory minimum sentence of four years’ imprisonment without probation. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 5—3(c)(2)(D) (section 5 — 5—3(c)(2)(D)).) She contends on appeal that (1) the mandatory minimum sentence of section 5 — 5— 3(c)(2)(D), without possibility of probation,…