People v. Abdul-Mutakabbir

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOFFMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Latif Abdul-Mutakabbir, was convicted of eight counts of false personation of a judicial official in violation of section 32 — 5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/32 — 5 (West 1996)). The defendant appeals the conviction, contending that he was denied a fair trial when the court refused to instruct the jury as to the mental state necessary for a violation of section 32 — 5 of the Code. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, vacate the defendant’s sentence, and remand the cause to…