People v. Dean

Following a bench trial defendant was found guilty of unlawful use of weapons and sentenced to one year’s probation. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 24 — 1(a)(7).) On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied equal protection of the laws under the weapons statute and that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

At the trial, Officer Carl Loeffler testified that he responded to a radio dispatch to assist other officers at 10 a.m. on August 16, 1987. After meeting with the officers near the intersection of Homan and Harrison Streets in Chicago, Officer Loeffler…