THE PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 40085.

37 Ill.2d 521 (1967)

229 N.E.2d 495

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. EUGENE PINCHAM and CHARLES EVINS, both of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A complaint filed in the circuit court of Cook County charged the defendant, James Williams, with the offense of unlawful use of weapons. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, par. 24-1(a)(2).) He waived a jury trial, was tried before the court, found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment for three months. The second division of the Appellate Court, First District, affirmed the conviction...

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