PEOPLE v. HARMON

No. 1-88-2362.

200 Ill. App.3d 411 (1990)

558 N.E.2d 173

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DERRICK HARMON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed June 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Irene D. Cavanaugh, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund and Jane E. Loeb, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Derrick Harmon, was found guilty of battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 12-3) and fined $90. On appeal, defendant contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in self-defense. We affirm.

The complaining witness, Werdell Huberty, testified on behalf of the State that at 1 a.m., on March 20, 1988,...

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