People v. Wicks

Defendant Tyno Wicks appeals his conviction in the circuit court of Champaign County for the offense of unlawful use of weapons in violation of section 24—1(a)(4) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/24—1(a)(4) (West Supp. 1993)). He was sentenced to 12 months’ conditional discharge and a $50 fine, to run concurrently with a similar sentence on a conviction of criminal trespass to land (720 ILCS 5/21—3 (West 1994)), a charge to which defendant had previously pleaded guilty. We affirm.

Defendant had been charged with both offenses in August 1994. The criminal trespass charge alleged…