People v. Johnson

After a stipulated bench trial, defendant was found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 2006)), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6(a)(1) (West 2006)), and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1(a) (West 2006)) and was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 12 years, 7 years, and 7 years, respectively. Defendant appeals his convictions, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion to suppress a gun that was recovered from a third party’s vehicle and his pretrial motion to…