People v. Remon

After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County on February 28, 1975, the defendant, S.T. Remon, was found guilty of unlawful use of weapons and failing to possess a State Firearm Owner’s Identification Card. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of two years’ probation with the first five months to be spent in the House of Corrections.

The issues on appeal are whether the court erred in conducting a bench trial after holding a hearing in aggravation and mitigation when the defendant expressly elected to continue to trial before the same judge, whether intoxication is a defense to an…