People v. Burdunice

In January 2000, the defendant, a correctional officer at the Kankakee County Detention Center, was charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a contraband handgun into a penal institution (see 720 ILCS 5/31A— 1.2(c)(1) (West 1998)), one count of unlawful delivery of contraband cellular telephone batteries into a penal institution (see 720 ILCS 5/31A — 1.2(c)(1) (West 1998)), one count of aiding escape (see 720 ILCS 5/31 — 7(b) (West 1998)), and one count of official misconduct (see 720 ILCS 5/31A — 1.2(c)(1) (West 1998)). The defendant was convicted of the delivery of contraband cellular…