State v. Bunting

Agid, J. —

Defendant Kenneth Bunting was convicted of second degree assault with a deadly weapon. The trial court sentenced him as a persistent offender based upon the assault conviction and his prior Illinois convictions for armed robbery in 1972 and murder/armed robbery in 1977. He appeals the assault conviction and his sentence on several grounds. He argues that the trial court erred in (1) failing to inform the jury of the sentencing consequences associated with the various charges and the lesser included offenses and (2) finding that his 1972 conviction for armed robbery in Illinois was a…