PEOPLE v. PORTER

No. 3-05-0330.

866 N.E.2d 1249 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry L. PORTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Fisher (argued) (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, M. Anne Hannigan, Chicago, for Jerry L. Porter.

Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Sabrina S. Henry (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Will County State's Attorney, Joliet, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice WRIGHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jerry L. Porter, appeals from his convictions for aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(6) (West 2004)) and obstructing justice (720 ILCS 5/31-4(a) (West 2004)). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

On February 9, 2005, defendant, Jerry Porter, was charged by first superseding indictment with aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12...

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