PEOPLE v. McCARTER

No. 1-01-2936.

791 N.E.2d 1278 (2003)

339 Ill. App.3d 876

274 Ill.Dec. 867

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamie McCARTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

June 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier, Jennifer Bonjean, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb, Janet Powers Doyle, Peter Maltese, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Jamie McCarter was convicted of three counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and sentenced to concurrent four-year prison terms. On appeal, defendant contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he had constructive possession of the weapons. Defendant also contends that two of his convictions must be vacated under the one-act, one-crime doctrine...

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