People v. McWHITE

Following a bench trial, defendant Tony McWhite was convicted of possession of 1 to 15 grams of heroin with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(l) (West 2006)) and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. Defendant now appeals, contending that: (1) his conviction should be reversed because the trial court improperly allowed the State to introduce out-of-court statements to bolster the credibility of the police officer who conducted the narcotics surveillance; (2) his sentencing order should be amended to reflect a time served credit of 287 days; (3) the $30 Children’s Advocacy Center…