PEOPLE v. RUTLEDGE

No. 59957.

104 Ill.2d 394 (1984)

472 N.E.2d 438

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. TOMMY RUTLEDGE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Mark L. Rotert and Terence M. Madsen, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and John M. Wood, of the State's Attorney's Appellate Service Commission, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

James Patrick Murphy, of Flack, Kwacala & Murphy, of Macomb, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial in the circuit court of McDonough County, defendant, Tommy Rutledge, was convicted of possession of a deadly weapon with intent to use it unlawfully (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(2)). The appellate court reversed (122 Ill.App.3d 50), and we allowed the People's petition for leave to appeal. The facts are adequately...

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