People v. McCarter

Following a bench trial, defendant Jamie McCarter was convicted of three counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and sentenced to concurrent four-year prison terms. On appeal, defendant contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he had constructive possession of the weapons. Defendant also contends that two of his convictions must be vacated under the one-act, one-crime doctrine.

The testimony of Officer John Sullivan, Investigator Robert Vaughn, and Investigator David Ritkowski established that about 8 p.m. on June 27, 2000, the officers went to 900 East 14th…