People Ex Rel. Carey v. Pincham

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• trial court was not authorized to conduct a bifurcated trial on felonious unlawful use of a weapon, at which the jury would determine whether the defendant possessed a gun before hearing evidence of the prior conviction
• where defendant was charged with unlawful use of a weapon within five years of a release from prison on a felony charge, the trial court could not bifurcate the trial to have the jury determine guilt first and then consider proof of aggravating circumstances
• where defendant was charged with unlawful use of a weapon within five years of a release from prison on a felony charge, the trial court could not bifurcate the trial to have the jury determine guilt first and then consider proof of aggravating circumstances

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