People v. Rege

In a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County defendant was convicted of possession of cannabis. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 56½, § 704(e).) He was sentenced to a prison term of 1 to 3 years. He contends in this appeal (1) that the indictment failed to charge him with an offense, (2) that the evidence was insufficient to prove the material possessed was cannabis as defined by statute, (3) that he was deprived of his constitutional right to assistance of counsel by ineffective and incompetent representation at trial, and (4) that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing…