People v. Davis

We here decide the constitutionality of the statutory penalty for felons who violate the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)). The circuit court of Cook County found that the statutory penalty for felons in possession of a firearm without proper registration (730 ILCS 5/5 — 5 — 3(c)(2)(N) (West Supp. 1995)), when compared to the penalty for the offense of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1 (West 1994)), is disproportionate under section 11 of article I of the 1970 Illinois Constitution. The circuit court also found that the…