PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 4-02-0481.

798 N.E.2d 1259 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 1014

278 Ill.Dec. 502

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided October 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Miriam Sierig, Assistant Defender (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Rodney Harris.

William A. Yoder, McLean County State's Attorney, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Kathy Shepard, Staff Attorney (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In January 2002, a jury convicted defendant, Rodney Harris, of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 2000)). In May 2002, the trial court sentenced defendant to a five-year prison term. On appeal, defendant argues (1) section 24-1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1 (West 2000)) violates due process because it potentially punishes innocent conduct without...

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