People v. Lopez

PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Michael Lopez, was convicted of one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 56V2, par. 1401(a)(2)(A) (now 720 ILCS 570/401 (West 1992))), at a bench trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County. Defendant was sentenced to a six-year term of imprisonment. On appeal defendant contends that there was insufficient evidence to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. We affirm.

Before addressing the merits,…