People v. Lenoir

The defendant, Paris Lenoir, was convicted in a bench trial of two counts of armed violence and sentenced to concurrent 10-year terms of imprisonment. The convictions stem from the search of a house in Decatur on August 25, 1983, by State and municipal law enforcement officers. The defendant, a guest in the house, was found alone in a bedroom lying on a bed; beside him were two controlled substances— phencyclidine (PCP) and pentazocine — and a revolver, which was loaded. The defendant argues that the State failed to prove that he knew about or was in possession of these items. The defendant…