Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Robert Swaggirt, was convicted of aggravated battery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 12-4(a)) and armed violence (Ill. Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 33A-2). The trial court sentenced defendant to six years' imprisonment. We reverse defendant's conviction and remand for a new trial.
The following summary of the facts is taken from the record. Defendant was charged by indictment with two counts of...
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