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PEOPLE v. COBURN

No. 58680.

25 Ill. App.3d 542 (1975)

323 N.E.2d 559

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LUTHER COBURN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

January 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James N. Gramenos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Michael J. Polelle, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of unlawful use of weapons, section 24-1(a)(7) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(7)) and sentenced to a term of 1 to 5 years. On appeal he contends that: (1) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt he possessed a sawed-off shotgun as charged; (2) the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence...

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