People v. Gomez

¶ 1 Following a bench trial, defendant Eduardo Gomez was convicted of being an armed habitual criminal (AHC) ( 720 ILCS 5/24-1.7 (a) (West 2014) ), of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (AUUW) ( 720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 (West 2014) ), and of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon ( 720 ILCS 5/24-1.1 (West 2014) ). He was sentenced to three concurrent terms of seven years' imprisonment and assessed various fines, fees, and costs. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the circuit court erred in denying his pretrial motion to suppress, (2) his aggravated unlawful use of a weapon conviction should be…