People v. Vazquez

Defendant, Jose A. Vazquez, was convicted after a jury trial in the circuit court of Franklin County of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, unlawful possession of phencyclidine and unlawful possession of lysergic acid diethylamide in connection with an incident that occurred in May of 1988. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and three years’ imprisonment for each of the possession convictions, all sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals from his convictions and sentences.

Defendant was apprehended on May 22, 1988, by Officer Mandrell…