People v. Glass

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, Luther Glass, defendant, was convicted of the unlawful use of a weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 24 — l(a)(10)) and sentenced to one year conditional discharge and fine in the amount of his bond.

He contends: (1) his waiver of counsel before trial was improper because the court did not inform him of the nature of the charge as required by Supreme Court Rule 401(a) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 401(a)); (2) the evidence did not establish a criminal violation because the weapon was not…