People v. Beachem

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Wade Beachem, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/ 401(a)(1)(A) (West 2004)) and was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. Defendant appealed his conviction and argued, inter alia, that he was entitled to credit for time served under section 5 — 8—7 of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5 — 8—7 (West 2004)), for the time he spent in the Sheriffs Day…