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CITY OF CHICAGO v. PURVEY

Nos. 54339, 54340 cons.

132 Ill. App.2d 632 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 279

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OSCAR PURVEY, Defendant-Appellant — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OSCAR PURVEY, Defendant-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

Rehearing denied April 5, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newman, Kipnis and Montgomery, of Chicago, (James D. Montgomery and Michael Silverman, of counsel,) for appellant.

Richard L. Curry, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, (Edmund Hatfield and Marvin E. Aspen, Assistants Corporation Counsel, of counsel,) for appellee.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and Arthur L. Bilkind, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of the offenses of failure to register a firearm (Municipal Code of the City of Chicago, ch. 11 11 par. 1-7) and unlawful use of a weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967 ch. 38 par. 24-1(a) (4)). He was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction on the State charge and fined $500.00 on the City charge.

Defendant appeals and contends...

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