People v. Johnson
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Unverzagt
The defendant, Ricky T. Johnson, was found guilty of unlawful delivery of 30 grams or more of a controlled substance containing cocaine (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. bQVz, par. 1401(a)(2)) by a jury in the circuit court of Winnebago County, and the trial court sentenced him to six years in the Department of Corrections.
He appeals raising three issues: (1) whether the conduct of the law enforcement officers was so outrageous that the defendant’s constitutional right to due process of law was violated; (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the defendant’s defense of…
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