People v. Henigan

Following a bench trial, defendant, Victor Henigan, was convicted of unlawful use of firearms by a felon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 24-1.1), and was sentenced to a term of two years' incarceration. On appeal, he contends that section 24-1.1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961, under which he was convicted, is an unconstitutional deprivation of his right to due process and that his conviction should be reversed because the State failed to prove the corpus delicti aliunde his statement. 1 Officer Dennis Keane testified that on September 15, 1984, at 3 p.m. Assistant State's Attorney Alexander Vroustouris advised defendant of his Miranda rights and defendant signed a written statement involving a shooting which had occurred on July 7, 1984. Officer Keane added that defendant had not been threatened.