People v. Gonzalez

Following a jury trial, defendant William Gonzalez was found guilty of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether his constitutional right against self-incrimination was violated when the State, during rebuttal closing argument, referred to his failure to testify at trial; (2) whether the trial court’s imposition of an extended-term sentence constituted a double enhancement where the misdemeanor offense was enhanced to a felony by one prior conviction, and the extended term was based on a separate prior…