People v. Dawson

THIRD DIVISION August 18, 2010 No. 1-08-2106 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cook County, Illinois. Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) No. 07 CR 16141 (01) ) CHRISTOPHER DAWSON, ) Honorable Joseph M. Claps, ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellant. ) PRESIDING JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant, Christopher Dawson, was found guilty of three counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(A)(2) (West 2006)) and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (AUUW) (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1),…