People v. Hagberg

Docket No. 86888–Agenda 8–March 2000.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. PATRICK HAGBERG, Appellant.

Opinion filed July 6, 2000.

Following a bench trial, defendant, Patrick Hagberg, was convicted of the unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1998)) and of a traffic violation. For the unlawful possession count, the circuit court of McHenry County sentenced him to 24 months’ probation. Defendant appealed only his unlawful possession conviction. The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction and vacated his sentence, holding that (1) a field…