Reversed and remanded.
JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, the defendant, Cedric Johnson, was convicted of aggravated battery and armed violence based upon aggravated battery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 12-4(b)(8), 33A-2.) He was sentenced to 12 years for armed violence and a concurrent four years for aggravated battery. The defendant appeals, arguing that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial...
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