Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Thomas C. Oden, was charged in the circuit court of St. Clair County with unlawful use of weapons by a felon. (Ill.Rev. Stat.1990 Supp., ch. 38, par. 24-1.1.) The basis of the charge was that Oden was seen outside a nightclub holding an "Uzi-type" weapon. After a trial by jury, Oden was found guilty and sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
At trial, Sergeant Gregory Cox of the East St. Louis police...
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