People v. Lusietto
Case Date: 09/15/2000
Court: 3rd District Appellate
Docket No: 3-99-0506 Rel
15 September 2000 No. 3--99--0506 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS THIRD DISTRICT A.D., 2000
___________________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE HOMER delivered the opinion of the court: A jury convicted the defendant, James Lusietto, Jr., ofcannabis trafficking. 720 ILCS 550/5.1 (West 1998). Thedefendant was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. On appeal,the defendant argues that: (1) the court erred in allowing the"mere fact" of his previous felony conviction into evidence; (2)his sentence was excessive; and (3) the cannabis traffickingprovision violates equal protection guarantees (U.S. Const.,amend. XIV; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, |