Presiding Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant David M. Hale was convicted of armed violence, a Class X felony (720 ILCS 5/33A—2 (West 1994)). He was sentenced to a six-year prison term and a consecutive three-year period of probation. The sole issue on review is whether the court was authorized to impose probation. We reverse and remand for a new sentencing hearing.
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Evidence at trial established that on March...
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