People v. Muskgrove

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Herman Muskgrove appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Will County, following a jury trial, in which he was found not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of armed violence. The trial court sentenced him on the armed violence conviction to a term of from 18 to 54 months in the penitentiary. The charge originally was attempted murder by slashing James Neiles with a knife, in violation of sections 8—4(a) and 9—1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 8—4(a) and 9—1(a)(1)), and with armed…