Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Whiteside County, defendant Leonard Harris was convicted of aggravated battery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 12-4). On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to introduce evidence of defendant's prior misdemeanor convictions for battery and unlawful use of weapons.
The record shows that on November 12, 1989, defendant...
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