Legal Opinion
People v. Bessler
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 4, 1989No. 2—88—0118 through 2—88—0120 consPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reinhard
Following a stipulated bench trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, defendant, Charles F. Bessler, was found guilty of the offenses of unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 24—1(a)(7)), possession of a firearm without having a firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 83—2), and unlawful possession of not more than 2.5 grams of a substance containing cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56½, par. 704(a)) and was sentenced to an 18-month term of periodic imprisonment, a $250 fine, and a $100 fine on the convictions, respectively.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Steagald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. McGeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- People v. MourecekAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- People v. CarterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- People v. BesslerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- People v. CarterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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