People v. McLaurin

PRESIDING JUSTICE LYTTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Sidney McLaurin was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(a)(l)(A) (West 1998)). Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence; and (2) the State’s evidence of possession was insufficient. We affirm.

FACTS

At the hearing on the suppression motion, Joliet police officer Marc Reid testified that on the evening of July 27, 1999, while Reid and his partner, Kevin O’Boyle, were on street…