People v. Sullivan

Defendant was convicted by a jury of unlawful possession of a depressant drug in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. (1969), Ch. 111%, Sec. 802(c), and sentenced to seven days in the County jail and a $250 fine. On this appeal, he contends that the court erred in rulings on his motion to suppress evidence; that the court erred in refusing certain instructions; that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and that his sentence was excessive.

At 2:20 A.M. on July 5, 1971, defendant was returning from a party with a friend who was apparently asleep on the passenger side of the vehicle. A…