People v. Boucher

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Peoria County grand jury charged defendant James Boucher with delivery of more than 30 grams of lysergic acid diethlamide (LSD) in violation of section 401(a)(8) of the Controlled Substances Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 561/2, par. 1401(a)(8).) Defendant’s first trial ended as a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a verdict. In a second jury trial defendant was convicted and sentenced to 15 to 25 years imprisonment.

On February 26,1976, Don Middleton called Officer John Stephens, an agent of the Multi-County…