People v. Placek
Case Date: 12/31/1969
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: 84685
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People v. Placek, No. 84685 (Ill. S.Ct.) Docket No. 84685-Agenda 12-September 1998. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES PLACEK, Appellant.Opinion filed December 3, 1998. JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, James Placek, was the focus of an undercover police investigation that targeted auto theft crimes. Approximately two years after the investigation began, the police shifted the focus of the undercover investigation from stolen auto parts to illegal drug transactions. An undercover police officer informed defendant that the officer's "boss" needed a cocaine supplier. Six weeks later, defendant sold cocaine to the undercover officer. Defendant was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Cook County with one count of theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 16-1(a)(5)). Defendant was also charged by indictment in the circuit court of Cook County with one count of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 56 |