People v. Johnson

After a bench trial, Leroy Johnson was found guilty of the offense of unlawful use of weapons and sentenced to probation for 1 year. The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the duties being performed by the defendant at the time of his arrest were within the purview of the statutory exemption to the offense set forth in section 24 — 2(a) (4) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat 1971, ch. 38, par. 24 — 2(a)(4)).

The first witness to testify at defendant’s trial was Robert Rahn, the arresting officer, who stated that, at-approximately 6:45 P.M. on December 4, 1972, he stopped…