People v. Meagher

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, judgments of conviction for two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated battery were entered against the defendant, Leo John Meagher, Jr. The circuit court of La Salle County sentenced defendant to three years probation on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. As a condition of probation, defendant was to serve a term of periodic imprisonment for six months.

The charges were based upon an incident occurring in Earlville, Illinois, on August 28, 1976. Melvin Cronin, a part-time…