PEOPLE v. WHITE

No. 4-92-1043.

627 N.E.2d 383 (1993)

253 Ill. App.3d 1097

194 Ill.Dec. 267

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy WHITE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Arden J. Lang, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellee.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Atty., Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of unlawful use of weapons by a felon in violation of section 24-1.1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 24-1.1(a)), which provides: "It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess on or about his person * * * any firearm * * * if the person has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any other jurisdiction." Defendant appeals, contending...

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