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PEOPLE v. DAVIS

No. 81358.

687 N.E.2d 24 (1997)

177 Ill.2d 495

227 Ill.Dec. 101

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Darryl DAVIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney Cook County, Crim. Appeals Div., Susan R. Schierl, Assistant State's Attorney, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People.

Robert F. Nemzin, Law Offices of Hickey & Nemzin, Chicago, for Darryl Davis.

Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

We here decide the constitutionality of the statutory penalty for felons who violate the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)). The circuit court of Cook County found that the statutory penalty for felons in possession of a firearm without proper registration (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3(c)(2)(N) (West Supp.1995)), when compared to the penalty for the offense of unlawful use of...

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