PEOPLE v. LAWSON

No. 77-1043.

61 Ill. App.3d 133 (1978)

377 N.E.2d 1280

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAVORA LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed June 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Axelrod, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard J. Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Pamela Louise Gray, and Ira H. Raphaelson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial the defendant, Lavora Lawson, was found guilty of the offense of unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(4)), and sentenced to two days in jail, time considered served, and to one year conditional discharge. Defendant contends that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress the weapon because the arresting officers had...

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