People v. Anderson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Esau Anderson was charged with the offense of unlawful use of weapons in violation of section 24 — 1(a) (10) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 24 — l(a)(10)). After a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year of probation and fined $250. Anderson appeals from his conviction and raises the following issues on review: (1) whether a consent to search by his co-defendant was voluntarily given or was the product of coercion or duress of the arresting officer, and (2) whether the…