People v. Wilson

THIRD DIVISION March 29, 2006 No. 1-03-3552 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from ) the Circuit Court Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County. ) v. ) No. 03 CR 4976 ) JOHNNIE WILSON, ) Honorable ) William G. Lacy, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE THEIS delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant Johnnie Wilson, who was on mandatory supervised release (MSR) 1 from a 15-year sentence for armed violence, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to 8 years= imprisonment. On appeal, he contended that (1) the trial court…