People v. Hill

Presiding Justice Quinn and Justice Murphy concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant James Hill was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled substance. Based on Hill’s criminal history, the trial court sentenced Hill as a Class X offender (730 ILCS 5/5—5—3(c)(8) (West 2006)) to two concurrent 12-year terms in prison. On appeal, Hill argued: (1) his conviction should be reversed, because the circuit court failed to comply with Illinois Supreme Court Rule…