People v. Kelly

Following a bench trial, defendant Darnell Kelly was convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and sentenced to three years in prison. His sole contention on appeal is that the sentence violates the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution (111. Const. 1970, art. I, § 11). For the following reasons, we find no constitutional defects in the statute.

BACKGROUND

At trial, the State presented the testimony of Chicago police officer Louis Mahaffey which established that on January 17, 2001, Mahaffey approached defendant while he was standing on a sidewalk at 209…