People v. Larson

In December 2005, a jury found defendant, Alan J. Larson, guilty of committing the offenses of aggravated cruelty to an animal (510 ILCS 70/3.02 (West 2004)) and possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card (430 ILCS 65/2(a)(l) (West 2004)). Following the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion for a new trial, the trial court imposed a sentence of 12 months’ probation. Defendant appeals, presenting three issues for our review: (1) whether his conviction of aggravated cruelty to an animal must be reversed because the statute defining the offense is…