Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Possession of Weapons
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and sentenced to 7 years. Court did not abuse its discretion in finding that probative value of other-crimes evidence was not substantially outweighed by its prejudicial effect. Court substantially reduced prejudicial effect by instructing jury, three times, that evidence could be considered only for limited purpose of Defendant's intent, knowledge, lack of mistake, and lack of accident.(CARTER, concurring; WRIGHT, dissenting.)