People v. Matthews

FIRST DIVISION

December 19, 2005

No. 1-04-1656

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ) No. 03 CR 20383 )

JOHNNY MATTHEWS, ) Honorable) Victoria Stewart,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Defendant, Johnny Matthews, appeals from his conviction after a bench trial of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He contends that he must receive a new trial because his trial attorney stipulated to the identity and amount of controlled substances recovered by the police without any expression in the record of…