The PEOPLE v. Davis

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawful use of weapons under Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 24 — l(a)4 which reads as follows:

“(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:(4) Carries concealed in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person except when on his land or in his own abode or fixed place of business any pistol, revolver or other firearm; * *

On December 9, 1969, at 10:00 P.M. Officer Brooks, while on routine patrol, observed two male negroes standing near the open trunk of a parked car. Brooks circled the block and returned to the…