Legal Opinion
People v. Colon
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 2007No. 102003PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
Defendant, Danny Colon, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6 (West 2002)) and was sentenced to 12 months’ probation (730 ILCS 5/5 — 6—2(b)(2) (West 2002)). Subsequently, the State charged defendant with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1 (West 2002)) and filed a petition to revoke his probation (730 ILCS 5/5 — 6—4 (West 2002)). At defense counsel’s request,…
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