Legal Opinion

People v. Fisher

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 27, 1979No. 78-220PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barry

The defendant, Debbie Fisher, was charged by indictment with the unlawful delivery of a substance represented to be a controlled substance in violation of section 404 of the Illinois Controlled Substance Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 56½, par. 1404). After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year probation. The defendant appeals her conviction on the ground that she was entrapped into committing the offense by an undercover police officer.

Only two witnesses testified at the defendant’s trial. The first was Special Agent…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. The People v. OuttenIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  4. People v. DollenIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  5. People v. KadlecAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. NorksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  2. People v. BeaversAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. People v. PagliucaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. People v. ChanathAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  5. People v. DraheimAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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