People v. Carrero

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Heliberto Carrero, was found guilty of aggravated vehicular hijacking in violation of section 18— 4(a)(3) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/18 — 4(a)(3) (West 1998)), armed robbery in violation of section 18 — 2(a) (720 ILCS 5/18— 2(a) (West 1998)), and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon (possessing a shotgun with a barrel of less than 18 inches and possessing a firearm while masked) in violation of sections 24 — 1(a)(7)(h) and 24— 1(a)(9) (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1(a)(7)(h), (a)(9) (West 1998)). The defendant was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment…