People v. Carter

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Clemmie L. Carter, was found guilty under section 24 — 1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1 (West 1996)) of four counts of unlawful possession of weapons by a felon, based on his simultaneous possession of two handguns and clips of ammunition for those two guns. Defendant was also found guilty under section 2(a)(1) of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/2(a)(l) (West 1996)) of possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card. The trial court sentenced…