Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 15, 1993No. 1-91-0350PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Otha Williams, was convicted of possession with intent to deliver more than 900 grams of a substance containing cocaine (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56V2, par. 1401(a)(2)). He was subsequently sentenced to the minimum term of 15 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant maintains that the statute under which he was sentenced is unconstitutional.

We affirm.

The record shows that defendant and three others were charged with delivery of a substance containing cocaine. The charges stemmed from an undercover narcotics operation…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. SteppanIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  2. People v. BryantIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  3. People v. BradleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  5. People v. ChristyIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. AndersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995

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