PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 4-99-0740.

745 N.E.2d 173 (2001)

319 Ill. App.3d 89

253 Ill.Dec. 399

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William M. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

March 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Dfr. (court-appointed), John M. McCarthy, Asst. Defender (argued), Office of the State Aplt. Defender, Springfield, for William M. Brown.

John C. Piland, Champaign County State's Attorney, Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Dep. Dir., Thomas R. Dodegge, Staff Atty. (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In March 1999, the State charged defendant, William M. Brown, with aggravated battery of a child (720 ILCS 5/12-4.3(a) (West 1998)). In July 1999, a jury found defendant guilty of the crime charged. In August 1999, the trial court denied defendant's posttrial motion and sentenced him to 14 years' imprisonment. In that same month, the trial court denied defendant's motion to reconsider. Defendant appeals, arguing the...

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