People v. Young

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, J.D. Young, appeals his jury conviction of possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56½, par. 1402), arguing that (1) the court’s coercion of a defense witness deprived him of due process; (2) the defense witness was not entitled to invoke his fifth amendment privilege; and (3) defendant’s cross-examination of witnesses was restricted improperly.

Defendant and his accomplice, Gene Raper, were charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56½, par.…