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PEOPLE v. ROBINSON

No. 1-10-0078.

964 N.E.2d 551 (2011)

357 Ill. Dec. 872

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Alan D. Goldberg , and Deborah Nall , State Appellate Defender's Office, Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney of Cook County ( Alan J. Spellberg , John E. Nowak , Clare Wesolik Connolly , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice HOWSE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Following a bench trial, defendant Bernard Robinson was convicted of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (UUW) (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 2008)). He was sentenced to 5½ years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends the UUW statute unconstitutionally infringes on his right to bear arms, in violation of the second amendment to the United States Constitution. For the...

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