People v. Rogers

Defendant was charged with unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 24—1(a)(4)) as the result of a police officer’s discovery, following a traffic stop of the automobile driven by defendant, of a .12-gauge sawed-off shotgun partially concealed beneath the rear seat. He was found guilty at a bench trial and sentenced to a term of 90 days in the House of Correction. He appeals, seeking reversal of the judgment of conviction, raising the following issues for our determination: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence (shotgun) obtained by…