People v. Akis

The defendant, Samuel Akis, was charged with unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 24 — 1(a)) and carrying a firearm without an Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 83 — 2). He was convicted of both charges in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. The appellate court reversed the convictions. (27 Ill. App. 3d 74.) We granted the State leave to appeal.

At approximately 11 p.m. on December 1, 1972, Chicago police officer Thomas Boyd and his partner observed an automobile traveling west on 59th Street at an excessive…