Legal Opinion

People v. Thomas

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 25, 2019No. 2-16-0767Unpublished

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Zenoff

*549 ¶ 1 Defendant, Jeffrey L. Thomas, appeals his convictions of delivery of a controlled substance ( 720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2) (West 2016) and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver ( id. § 01(d)(i). Defendant contends that the trial court plainly erred in proceeding to a bench trial when he orally waived a jury trial but refused to sign a written waiver and that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of possession with intent to deliver. We affirm.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

¶ 3 In October 2015, defendant was charged with delivery of a controlled substance in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  3. People v. PiatkowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  4. People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  5. People v. SteidlIllinois Supreme Court · 1991

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