People v. Simmons

A jury found the defendant, Mack Simmons, guilty of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1 (West 1994)) and possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card (430 ILCS 65/2(a)(1) (West 1994)). The trial court sentenced the defendant to seven years’ imprisonment for the unlawful use of a weapon by a felon charge and 364 days’ imprisonment for the possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card charge. We reverse and remand.

The facts are taken from the record. At trial, Sergeant Stephen Johnson of the Rockford police department…