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On its face, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, 720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(A) (2008), violated the right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, because it amounted to a wholesale statutory ban on the exercise of a personal right that was specifically named in and guaranteed by the United States Constitution, as ...
Moore v. Madigan (USDC 11-CV-405-WDS, 11-CV-03134; 7th Cir. 12–1269, 12–1788) is the common name for a pair of cases decided in 2013 by the U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, regarding the constitutionality of the State of Illinois' no-issue legislation and policy regarding the carry of concealed weapons.
The use of force is justified when a person reasonably believes that it is necessary "to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another, or the commission of a forcible felony." There are some additional protections for defense against unlawful entry into a dwelling. Peaceable journey laws? Partial: Yes: 430 ILCS 66
It also changes the name of the offense “armed habitual criminal” to “persistent unlawful possession of a weapon.” Of the nearly 300 laws going into effect Jan. 1, a handful give crime ...
Diggins [43] held that the defendant, who had been issued a Firearm Owners Identification Card could not be charged with violating the Illinois Unlawful Use of a Weapon [44] statute requirement for firearms to be “unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container" for having stored two unloaded handguns ...
He was also charged with attempted murder of a peace officer, possession of a stolen firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Jerell Thomas, 37, has been charged in the deadly shooting of ...
Leroy Slater, 37 of Hazel Crest, was arrested Monday outside the 3211 Odyssey Court venue on charges of unlawful use of weapons and possession of a controlled substance, according to police records.
Following a stipulated bench trial, Wardlow was convicted of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. The Illinois Appellate Court reversed Wardlow’s conviction, concluding that the gun should have been suppressed because Officer Nolan did not have reasonable suspicion sufficient to justify an investigative stop pursuant to Terry v.