People v. Francis

In a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County defendant, Charlie Francis, was found guilty of unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 24—1(a)(10)). He was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 1005—6—1 et seq.) with two days in custody and fined an amount equal to his bail bond deposit. The appellate court reversed (52 Ill. App. 3d 978), and we allowed the People’s petition for leave to appeal.

The Criminal Code of 1961 in pertinent part provided:

“(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly: