People v. McWhite

SECOND DIVISION March 30, 2010 No. 1-08-2753 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from ) the Circuit Court Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County. ) v. ) No. 08 CR 1232 ) TONY McWHITE, ) Honorable ) Matthew E. Coghlan, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE THEIS delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant Tony McWhite was convicted of possession of 1 to 14 grams of heroin with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(1) (West 2006)) and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. Defendant now appeals, contending that: (1) his conviction should be…