PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 80-536.

98 Ill. App.3d 844 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 1234

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN MOORE WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed July 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Peter A. Carusona, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (John X. Breslin, James K. Horstman, and Robert J. Biderman, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, John Moore Williams, appeals from his conviction following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Peoria County for unlawful use of a deadly weapon. He received a 5-year term of imprisonment. Three issues are presented for review: (1) whether the State proved the defendant's possession of the weapon beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the court erred in failing...

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