PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 4-97-0611.

693 N.E.2d 498 (1998)

295 Ill. App.3d 663

230 Ill.Dec. 369

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry D. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court Appointed), Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Michael H. Vonnahmen, Springfield, for Jerry Williams.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Michael J. Kick, State's Atty., Kankakee, Nancy Rink Carter, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, for People.


Justice HOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Jerry D. Williams, was convicted in a bench trial of two counts of attempted aggravated kidnaping (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 10-2(a)(2) (West 1996)). He was sentenced to a five-year term of imprisonment. The defendant appeals, contending that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

FACTS

The State's evidence established that on August 25, 1996, nine-year...

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