PEOPLE v. MITCHELL

No. 77-392.

68 Ill. App.3d 370 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 153

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD LEE MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed February 13, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Robinson and Mark Heyrman, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Daniel D. Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Phyllis J. Perko and Jan Tuckerman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, Richard Lee Mitchell, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon within 5 years of his release from the penitentiary following a conviction for a felony. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 24-1(b).) After a jury trial the defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to a term of 3 years 4 months to 10 years.

Defendant filed a motion to suppress and at...

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