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People v. Kelly

Case Date: 03/04/2004
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-02-2071 Rel

FOURTH DIVISION
March 4, 2004



No. 1-02-2071

 
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

                         v.

DARNELL KELLY,

                         Defendant-Appellant.

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the Circuit Court
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No. 01 CR 3679

Honorable
Leo E. Holt,
Judge Presiding.


JUSTICE THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Darnell Kelly was convicted of unlawful possession of aweapon by a felon and sentenced to three years in prison. His sole contention on appeal is thatthe sentence violates the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const.1970, art. I,