People v. Sauer

Defendant, William Sauer, appeals from his jury conviction of two counts of unlawful delivery of 30 grams or more of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56½, par. 1401(a)(2)). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 8^2 years’ imprisonment on each count, and also fined $42,620 on count I, and $900,000 on count II.

Defendant raises six issues for appeal: (1) whether the evidence proved defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the requirements to admit coconspirator’s hearsay statements were satisfied; (3) whether there was probable cause to arrest defendant; (4)…