People v. Sherrod

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Tyrone Sherrod, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 561h, par. 1402(b). He was sentenced to 24 months’ probation. The State later filed a petition to revoke probation. After a hearing in absentia, the trial court granted the State’s petition and sentenced the defendant to 30 days’ conditional discharge and fined him $573.90. His sole contention on appeal is that he was denied due process when the probation revocation hearing was held in his absence. We disagree.

Aft…