Legal Opinion

People v. Andreano

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 4, 1978No. 77-276PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones

Defendant was found guilty by a Madison County jury of the crime of unlawful delivery of less than 30 grams of a substance containing heroin and sentenced to a term of two to six years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals from the conviction and from the sentence imposed presenting as issues for review whether the evidence adduced at trial established the defense of entrapment as a matter of law and whether the trial court abused its discretion in imposing a prison sentence of two to six years.

This case arose from the transfer of 10 capsules, containing a total of 1.9 grams of heroin, from…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. People v. DukettIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  5. People v. ButlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. TiptonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. RaessAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. People v. LambrechtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. People v. FritzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. People v. PoulosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990

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