People v. Thompson

Jerome Thompson, defendant, was found guilty after a bench trial of unlawful use of weapons and failure to possess a State firearm owner’s identification card. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 24 — l(a)(10) and 83— 2.) He was sentenced to a term of two years’ conditional discharge and one day in the House of Correction, and assessed costs in the amount of $20. He contends that the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress certain statements made to the police and to suppress as evidence the gun seized during the incident. He also contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a…