PEOPLE v. BUTLER

No. 1-05-3288.

873 N.E.2d 480 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricky BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

August 1, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, IL (Jennifer L. Bontrager, Assistant Appellate Defender), for appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago, IL (James E. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins, Maura Deady, of counsel), for appellee.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Ricky Butler, was convicted of harassment of a witness and sentenced, as a Class X offender, to eight years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that the witness harassment statute is unconstitutionally overbroad and vague on its face. Defendant additionally contends that the State failed to prove him guilty of witness harassment beyond a reasonable doubt.

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