People v. Williams

Following a jury trial, defendant, Ellis Williams, was convicted of the offenses of armed violence based upon possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 5/33A—2 (West 1996)); unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24—1.1(a) (West 1996)); and unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24—1(a)(9) (West 1996)). The jury found him not guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

The trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 18 years’ imprisonment for armed violence and 10 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. No sentence…