ILLINOIS COURT ISSUES OPINION ON THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS V/S STEVEN A. SHELLY CASE

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 9 -- The Illinois Courts Office issued the following opinion on Jan. 10:

1. The defendant, Steven A. Shelly, appeals his convictions for aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, and unlawful possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card, arguing (1) the State needed to show that he was aware his FOID card was revoked and (2) the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated discharge of a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm.

2. I. BACKGROUND

3. The defendant was charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(2) (West 2020)) and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm w...