People v. Shannon

Defendant appealed from his convictions for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. On appeal, defendant argued that his sentence violated the one-act, one-crime doctrine, that the evidence was not sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was a felon, and that the statute prohibiting the possession of a firearm by a felon was unconstitutional as applied. The appellate court concluded that the trial court’s sentence violated the one-act, one-crime doctrine and remanded so that the circuit court could amend the sentencing order and affirmed on the remaining arguments. (MIKVA, concurring and ODEN JOHNSON, concurring in part and dissenting in part)