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PEOPLE v. BURTON

Docket No. 2-11-0769.

979 N.E.2d 618 (2012)

2012 IL App (2d) 110769

366 Ill. Dec. 36

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry BURTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien and Paul Alexander Rogers , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Joseph H. McMahon , State's Attorney, of St. Charles ( Lawrence M. Bauer and Sally A. Swiss , both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a bench trial, defendant, Jerry Burton, was convicted of being an armed habitual criminal (720 ILCS 5/24-1.7(a) (West 2008)), unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 2008)), and unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(7)(ii) (West 2008)). The trial court denied defendant's posttrial motion for reconsideration of the finding of guilty...

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