Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Possession of Weapons
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Court gave a jury instruction during deliberations which introduced constructive possession as a new theory. Defendant was denied the opportunity to address that theory during closing argument, and was thus deprived of his due process right to a fair trial. (WRIGHT, concurring; CARTER, dissenting.)