People v. Donnenfeld

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the

court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant, George Donnenfeld, was convicted of the unlawful use of a weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 24—1(a)(3)), and sentenced to six months conditional discharge. Defendant appeals contending that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence.

In response to the latter issue, the State maintains that the defendant’s failure to raise the matter in his written motion for new trial, which was denied…