People v. Williams

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (AUUW). AUUW statute does not violate second amendment or Illinois Constitution, as statute is reasonably related to its substantial and important goal of enhancing public and police officer safety. Court did not violate Defendant's right to confront witnesses by refusing his request to question detectives who shot him during arrest about a prior incident where same detectives shot and killed a fleeing suspect and City settled with estate of deceased. Unrelated lawsuit is irrelevant to Defendant's claim that detectives were motivated to testify falsely, and no evidence that detectives knew Defendant prior to incident or had any bias against him. (GARCIA, concurring; R.E. GORDON, dissenting.)