City of Chicago v. Jeffries
Case Date: 02/06/2004
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-02-2866 Rel
SIXTH DIVISION No. 1-02-2866
JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant Robert Jeffries pled guilty and was convicted of possession of cannabis andfailure to register four firearms. The trial court entered an order releasing two of the firearms todefendant with the direction that he disable them. Plaintiff City of Chicago filed a motion toreconsider the trial court's order, and the court denied the motion. On appeal, plaintiff contendsthe trial court had no authority to release the firearms, and in doing so, the court disregarded themandatory forfeiture provision in section 8-20-220 of the Chicago Municipal Code (ChicagoMunicipal Code |