Date: 08-20-2024

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The People of the State of Illinois v. Robert Thompson

Case Number: 18-CR-1248

Judge: Maria Kuriakos-Ciesel

Court: Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois

Plaintiff's Attorney: Cook County Illinois State's Attorney's Office

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1 In January 2018, Robert Thompson, then 18 years old, was charged by indictment with, inter alia, eight counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (AUUW) (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 (West 2018)). Thompson pled guilty on August 16, 2018, to one count alleging that he knowingly carried a handgun, pistol, or revolver on or about his person, when not on his own land or in his abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, and he had not been issued a currently valid firearm owner's identification (FOID) card at the time of the offense. Id. § 24-1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(C). The trial court sentenced Thompson to two years' probation pursuant to the First Time Weapon Offender Program (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.6 (West 2018)), which included the conditions that he not violate the criminal statutes of any jurisdiction, complete drug testing, and complete 50 hours of community service.

Outcome: Defendant was found guilty.

Affirmed

People v. Thompson, 2024 IL App (1st) 221031, 1-22-1031 (Ill. App. Aug 30, 2024)

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