Justice MCCUSKEY delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, the defendant, William P. Ripley, was convicted of aggravated battery of a child (720 ILCS 5/12—4.3(a) (West 1994)). The defendant was sentenced to a term of 10 years' imprisonment.
On appeal, the defendant argues: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) the sentence imposed was excessive. Following our careful review of the record, we affirm.
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