Legal Opinion

People v. Behnke

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 26, 1976No. 75-45PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Appellant Thomas Behnke was indicted for the Class 1 felony of unlawful delivery of 30 grams or more of a substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in violation of section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 56½, par. 1401(a)(8)). He was found guilty by a jury in the circuit court of Williamson County and was sentenced to not less than four years nor more than 12 years in the penitentiary.

On appeal the appellant challenges the constitutionality of the statute under which he was convicted.…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  2. People v. AmermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. MayberryIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Dabroe v. Rhodes Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1964
  5. United States Ex Rel. Alejandro Daneff v. Robert Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, Auburn, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Thornton v. CAMC, ETC.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  2. People v. TaylorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  3. People v. AndersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. Valstad Ex Rel. Valstad Quarry, Inc. v. CiprianoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. People v. McClearyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004

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