PEOPLE v. MONTGOMERY

No. 76-782.

51 Ill. App.3d 324 (1977)

366 N.E.2d 623

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RALPH MONTGOMERY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed July 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and William S. Clark, Jr., both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Timothy Quinn, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial defendant, Ralph Montgomery, was found guilty of aggravated battery and was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for a term of two to six years. Defendant appeals and contends that: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) the trial court erred in excluding testimony concerning the victim's violent character.

We affirm...

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