People v. Tyson

The defendant, Michael Tyson, pled guilty to unlawful possession of more than 1 but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 561/2, par. 1402(b)). The trial court sentenced him to a 24-month term of probation, conditioned upon his serving 60 days in jail and paying a street value fine of $3,380. The defendant appeals, arguing that the street value fine must be vacated and the cause remanded for a hearing to determine the appropriate amount of the fine.

Regarding the street value of the cocaine, the record shows the following. Officer William Lambert…