People v. Thompson

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Gar-man, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Burke dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Freeman.

OPINION

Defendant Angelo Thompson was convicted of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24— I. 6(a) (West 2004)) and sentenced to one year in prison. The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction based on the trial court’s violation of Supreme Court Rule 431(b). Official Reports Advance Sheet No. 8 (April 11, 2007), R. 431(b), eff. May 1, 2007.

We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal (210 111. 2d…