PEOPLE v. WILLIS

No. 61356.

43 Ill. App.3d 535 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 576

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVE WILLIS, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed October 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and Gordon Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Kenneth T. McCurry, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Steve Willis, Jr., was charged with the crime of unlawful use of a weapon within five years of his release from the penitentiary following a conviction for a felony. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 24-1(b).) After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was found guilty of that charge. He was sentenced to a term of three to nine years. On appeal defendant...

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