People v. Baez

Following a bench trial, the court convicted the defendant, Tina Baez, of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 561/2, par. 1401(b)(2)). The court thereafter sentenced her to serve four years in prison and ordered her to pay a $920 street-value fine. The defendant appeals.

The record shows that several Will County sheriff’s department officers executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence at 10:54 p.m. on October 18, 1989. During their search, they found a gray bank bag on top of the kitchen counter. Inside the bag were two…