Legal Opinion

People v. Atchley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 10, 1981No. 80-435PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alloy

The defendant, Lanny Atchley, appeals from his conviction for delivery of more than ten grams but not more than thirty grams of a substance containing cannabis, in violation of section 5(c) of the Cannabis Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 5©2, par. 705(c)). He was sentenced to two years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The defendant’s first contention on appeal is that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, because the evidence failed to establish that he had delivered a substance containing cannabis. The State called two occurrence witnesses. The…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. RomeroIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. MayberryIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  3. The People v. AnthonyIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  4. The PEOPLE v. ShannonIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  5. The People v. AldridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. State v. HechtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  4. Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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