People v. McDowell

Our brother’s opinion delineates the salient facts upon which the defendant bases his constitutional challenge to the felony-firearm statute.1 However, we neither conclude that the question is prematurely presented nor that the *702statute, when construed, is completely violative of defendant’s constitutional immunity from double jeopardy.2

The denial of defendant’s motion to quash the felony-firearm charge placed the case in a posture where trial on both charges was imminent. The constitutional question involved was certified here, and we granted leave to appeal. That question is of sufficient…