People v. Diggins

The defendant, Michael Diggins, was convicted of aggravated unlawful use of weapons following a jury trial and was sentenced to a term of 30 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant maintains that the trial court erred: (1) in precluding defense counsel from arguing that the center console of the defendant’s automobile was a “case” during closing arguments; (2) in instructing the jury that a center console is not a “case” under Illinois law; (3) in refusing defendant’s proposed jury instruction defining aggravated unlawful use of weapons; (3) in refusing to allow defendant to argue that the…