Legal Opinion
People v. Davis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 31, 2011No. 1 — 09—1973PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neville
Presiding Justice Quinn and Justice Steele concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
The trial court found the defendant, Fred Davis, guilty on seven counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (UUWF) (720 ILCS 5/24—1.1(a) (West 2008)) and on four counts of violations of section 24—1.7(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961, the armed habitual criminal statute (720 ILCS 5/24—1.7(a) (West 2008)). On appeal, Davis argues that (1) both statutes unconstitutionally infringe on his right to bear arms; (2) application of the armed habitual criminal statute to him violates the ex post facto clauses of…
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- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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