People v. Butler

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Eddie Butler, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of one gram or less of a schedule one controlled substance (ecstasy) and finding that he was a special offender because he possessed a firearm during the commission of the offense. He also challenges the mandatory parole period of his sentence. We affirm his conviction, vacate the sentence in part, and remand to the trial court to correct his mandatory parole period.

He argues (a) that the conviction on the special offender count should be vacated…