People v. Terry

On the night of May 20, 2002, defendant, Charles Sanford Terry, was the front-seat passenger in a pickup truck pulled over by police. A search of defendant at the scene led to immediate arrest and a charge for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (1 gram or more but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine) (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2) (West 2002)). After an August 2002 bench trial, the trial court convicted defendant of the charge. In September 2002, the court sentenced him to six years in prison.

Defendant appeals, arguing the trial court erred by denying his…