People v. Hayes

A jury found defendant, Marc M. Hayes, guilty of unlawful use of weapons (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1(a)(4) (West 1996)) and possession of a weapon without a firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card (430 ILCS 65/2(a)(l) (West 1996)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 21 days’ periodic imprisonment and 24 months’ probation for the unlawful use of weapons conviction. The trial court imposed an identical concurrent sentence for defendant’s FOID card violation. On appeal, defendant challenges his unlawful use of weapons conviction, arguing that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt…