People v. Reed

              1Defendant was also found guilty of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with
intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
The trial judge, however, found that the charges merged and did not impose sentence on those
charges.
No. 3--06--0802
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Filed September 12, 2007.
IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2007
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
ILLINOIS, ) of the 14th Judicial Circuit,
) Henry County, Illinois
Plaintiff-Appellee, ))
No. 06-CF-186
v. )
)
CATRELLE L. REED, ) Honorable
) Larry S. Vandersnick,
Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE CARTER delivered the Opinion of the court:
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After a jury trial, defendant, Catrelle L. Reed, was convicted of unlawful delivery of a
controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2), 407(b)(1) (West 2004))
and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.1 Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence and
argues that: (1) the trial judge committed reversible error by allowing voir dire to proceed without
a court reporter present; (2) this case must be remanded for new post-sentencing motions because
the trial judge failed to properly admonish defendant about the need to file a post-sentencing motion
to preserve alleged sentencing errors for appellate review; (3) the trial judge committed an abuse of
discretion in sentencing by placing significant weight on an improper factor; (4) defendant’s street