People v. Crawford

Defendant, Joseph Crawford, was charged with unlawful use of a firearm by a felon. Defendant previously had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter. After a trial without a jury, the trial court found defendant guilty of the offense charged and sentenced him to a term of three years. On appeal defendant contends that the statute in question is void because it is an arbitrary exercise of the State’s police power, that he was denied equal protection and due process of law, and that the statute violates the doctrine of separation of powers.

Because of the nature of the arguments on appeal, only…