People v. Dudley

Defendant, Carl L. Dudley, an inmate at Menard Correctional Center (Menard) in Randolph County, Illinois, was charged by information with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in the custody of a Department of Corrections facility under section 24 — 1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 24 — 1.1(b)) in that he possessed a dagger-like weapon. He was convicted in a jury trial and sentenced to a term of 10 years’ imprisonment to run consecutive to the term of imprisonment he was currently serving in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant…