People v. Sadaka

Following a jury trial, defendant Mansour Sadaka was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56V2, par. 1401(a)(1)) and sentenced to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant raises three claims for reversal of his conviction: (1) the trial court improperly admitted the registration of a phone number found in defendant’s possession and the related criminal conviction; (2) the use of expert testimony to establish “street value” of narcotics was unduly prejudicial and plain error; (3) defendant was…