PEOPLE v. LUCAS

No. 3-05-0757.

865 N.E.2d 420 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert T. LUCAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher P. Hamill (argued) (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Robert T. Lucas.

Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Terry A. Mertel (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Patrick J. Herrmann, State's Attorney, Princeton, for the People.


Presiding Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Robert T. Lucas was found guilty of driving while his license was revoked (DWLR) (625 ILCS 5/6-303(a), (d) (West 2004)), unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 2004)) and armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2(a) (West 2004)). The trial court sentenced him to 30 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that his conviction for armed violence should be vacated because...

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