People v. Walker

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant, Jessie 0. Walker, was convicted of the offense of unlawful restraint (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 10— 3(a)) and was sentenced to a term of 30 months’ probation and to 50 hours of public service. Defendant appeals, contending he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt as the victim of the alleged offense was defendant’s minor child over whom he was lawfully exercising a parental right to custody and control.

Defendant and his wife, Yera, were separated and she was living in a residence in…