PEOPLE v. WILLIS

No. 3-87-0393.

170 Ill. App.3d 638 (1988)

524 N.E.2d 1259

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed June 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. Meinz, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Erik I. Blanc, State's Attorney, of Pekin (Gary F. Gnidovec, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found the defendant, David Willis, guilty of two counts of aggravated battery and one count of resisting a peace officer. The court sentenced the defendant to five years' imprisonment on one count of aggravated battery. The defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing his request to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of reckless conduct...

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