People v. Zimmerman

The defendant, Thomas L. Zimmerman, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.2(a)(2) (West 2006)) and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6(a)(2) (West 2006)). The defendant was sentenced to 4 years of probation and 180 days in jail, time served, for the aggravated discharge of a firearm convictions, but received no sentence for the aggravated unlawful use of a weapon conviction. On appeal, the defendant claims that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court erroneously informed the jurors that he had been…