People v. Strickland

FIRST DIVISION March 8, 2010 No. 1-08-1304 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 07 CR 6122 ) LEONARD STRICKLAND, ) The Honorable ) Daniel P. Darcy, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court. Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of one count of delivery of a controlled substance containing less than one gram of heroin and sentenced to 15 years in prison. The defendant contends the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to rule on his…