PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 3-92-0910.

616 N.E.2d 649 (1993)

246 Ill. App.3d 548

186 Ill.Dec. 459

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lamont WATSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

July 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Fisher, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Lamont Watson.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, Lawrence Michael Kaschak, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutors, Ottawa, and Clarke Erickson, Kankakee County State's Atty., Kankakee, for the People.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Lamont Watson, was convicted of armed violence, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful use of weapons. He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment. The defendant appeals.

The record reveals that the defendant's arraignment was held on September 11, 1990. At that time, he pled not guilty and asserted his right to a jury trial.

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