PEOPLE v. JEFFERSON

No. 62767.

44 Ill. App.3d 952 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 1190

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEORN JEFFERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed December 15, 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 James B. Davidson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Deorn Jefferson was charged with the offense of unlawful use of weapons in violation of section 24-1(a)(10) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(10)). After a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year of conditional discharge and fined $100. Jefferson appeals and the sole issue raised on review is whether the State proved...

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