People v. Izzo

Docket No. 88887–Agenda 9–November 2000.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JERRY S. IZZO, Appellee.

Opinion filed February 16, 2001.

Jerry Izzo, an 18-year-old high school student, was charged by complaint with violating section 21–6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/21–6 (West 1998)), which prohibits the unauthorized possession or storage of weapons on public property. The charge was filed after Izzo was found carrying “a folding silver & black Smith & Wesson S.W.A.T. [Special Weapons Assault Team] knife with a blade in excess of 3 inches” while at school. Izzo moved to…