People v. Zimmerman

Defendant was conficted with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Court informed jury that Defendant had a delinquency adjudication (but without identifying the offense), and that the offense would have been a felony had the Defendant been an adult. Court properly informed jury that a delinquency adjudication for what would be a felony for an adult is an element of the offense of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, rather than using it as a factor to increase the sentence from a misdemeanor to a felony. (KILBRIDE, FREEMAN, THOMAS, GARMAN, KARMEIER, and THEIS, concurring.)