People v. King

Defendants, Thomas King and Golden Williams, were convicted in a bench trial of knowingly carrying a weapon concealed in a vehicle in violation of ch. 18, sec. 24 — 1(a) (4), and of failing to have in their possession a firearms owner’s identification card in violation of ch. 38, sec. 83 — 2. Defendants were placed on probation for one year on condition that each serve the first sixty days in the House of Correction. On this appeal defendants argue: (1) the search was unlawful because it was conducted without probable cause in that the reliability of the informant was not established, and…