People v. Baker

Mme JUSTICE SPOMER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant Troy A. Baker pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County to the unlawful possession of phenmetrazine, a Schedule III controlled substance, pursuant to plea negotiations in which the State agreed to dismiss a pending forgery charge. This appeal followed denial of the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty and vacate the judgment of conviction.

The defendant’s contention is that the entire controlled substances possession statute in effect at the time of his offense (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 56½,…