People v. Brown

In a bench trial before the Circuit Court of Randolph County, defendant, Thomas Brown, was convicted of aggravated battery and placed on probation for a period of five years

On this appeal defendant contends, (1) that he acted in self-defense and the State failed to disprove this issue beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) that the provision in the probation order which divested him of his tavern was an abuse of the court’s discretion.

The complaining witness, Dale Little, was married to Maria Little who was employed at the tavern defendant operated in Tilden, Illinois. The Littles were…