Legal Opinion
People v. Absher
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 2011No. 108441PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
Following a stipulated bench trial, the circuit court of St. Clair County convicted defendant, Samuel Absher, of unauthorized possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2002)). The appellate court reversed. No. 5 — 04—0729 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal and now reverse the judgment of the appellate court.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 18, 2004, pursuant to a fully negotiated guilty plea,…
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