People v. Mancilla

Defendant, Joe L. Mancilla, entered a blind guilty plea to the unlawful possession, with the intent to deliver, of more than 1 but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine (720 ILCS 570/ 401(c)(2) (West 1998)). The trial court sentenced defendant to five years’ imprisonment and imposed, among other things, a $1,450 fine and a $7,000 street-value fine. To facilitate the payment of the fines, the court ordered the Department of Corrections (DOC) to withhold 25% of defendant’s monthly corrections income and remit that amount to the circuit court clerk. On appeal, defendant argues…