People v. Love

Defendants, James D. Love and Percy Jenkins, were each convicted by a jury of two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56½, par. 1401.) They appeal, arguing that (1) they were denied a fair trial due to alleged errors in jury selection; (2) the “one-act-one-crime” rule requires vacature of their lesser convictions and sentences; and (3) the cumulative effect of alleged trial errors denied them a fair trial. We affirm in part, and vacate defendants’ lesser convictions and sentences, for reasons which follow.

Defendants were arrested…