People v. Ellis

A jury found defendant, Phillip Thomas Ellis, guilty of aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.2(a)(2) (West 2006)), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6(a)(1) (West 2006)), and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1(a) (West 2006)). The trial court entered judgment on the first two counts, vacating the conviction for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. The trial court sentenced defendant to concurrent terms of 972 years’ imprisonment for aggravated discharge of a firearm and 6 years’ imprisonment for aggravated unlawful use…