Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
In 1999, defendant, Ernest Thompson, entered negotiated pleas of guilty to one count of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(11) (West 1998)) and one count of violation of an order of protection (720 ILCS 5/12-30(a) (West 1998)). Because defendant had been previously convicted of violating an order of protection, the latter charge was a Class 4 felony (720 ILCS 5/12-30(d) (West 1998)). In return for defendant's...
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