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PEOPLE v. TATE

No. 78-509.

68 Ill. App.3d 881 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 584

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESSE TATE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed February 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas W. Murphy and Timothy P. O'Neill, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and J. Jonathan Regunberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was charged by complaint with the offense of unlawful use of weapons in that he knowingly possessed karate sticks in violation of section 24-1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(1).

The testimony presented at trial indicated that at approximately 2:40 a.m. on August 11, 1977, the defendant was walking out of an alley near...

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