THE PEOPLE v. HOOD

No. 42491.

49 Ill.2d 526 (1971)

276 N.E.2d 310

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. MANSFIELD HOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CAPLAN, TURNER & GOLDING, EDWARD M. GENSON and SAM ADAM, all of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT A.. NOVELLE and ARTHUR BELKIND, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Mansfield Hood, was found guilty of the offense of unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(7).) Specifically, the indictment charged knowing possession of a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches in length.

Sergeant Olmos of the Evanston Police Department testified that at approximately...

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