People v. Gentry

A jury found defendant, Bradley K. Gentry, guilty of manufacturing 400 grams or more of methamphetamine solution (720 ILCS 570/ 401(a)(6.5)(C) (West 2000)) and possessing a methamphetamine-manufacturing chemical, pseudoephedrine (720 ILCS 570/ 401(a)(6.6)(A) (West 2000)). The trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 15 and 8 years’ imprisonment.

Defendant appeals on the following grounds. First, the trial court denied his right to due process by failing to hold a fitness hearing after scheduling one. Second, the State failed to prove the methamphetamine solution he manufactured weighed…