People v. Nichols

Harley Lee Nichols was indicted in the circuit court of Kendall County on two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, 82 — CF—84 (cocaine) and 82 — CF—85 (lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. SGVa, pars. 1401(a)(2), 1401(a)(7).) A jury found the defendant guilty on both counts and the trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 30 years on both counts and assessed fines of $200,000 for the cocaine conviction and $80,000 for the LSD conviction.

In the course of execution of a search warrant issued for the defendant’s…