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PEOPLE v. McGOWAN

No. 49344.

69 Ill.2d 73 (1977)

370 N.E.2d 537

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES J. McGOWAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Elman, of Peoria, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (Donald B. Mackay and George C. Sorensen, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James J. McGowan, was convicted of one count of unlawful use of a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(b)), in the circuit court of Peoria County. The Appellate Court, Third District, affirmed (45 Ill.App.3d 61), and we granted the defendant...

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