People v. Rayford

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Robert Rayford, was convicted of the unlawful use of weapons by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1(a) (West 1994)) and was sentenced to a term of four years and six months of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On appeal, defendant contends that his motion to suppress evidence was improperly denied as the computerized report relied upon by the police prompting his arrest was erroneous and there was consequently no probable cause for the arrest.

We affirm.

On January 13, 1994, defendant was sitting on the…