People v. Curtis

June 15, 1998

NO. 4-97-0455

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Sangamon County

GERALD K. CURTIS, ) No. 96CF641

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Steven Nardulli,) Judge Presid­ing.

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In January 1997, following a bench trial, the trial court found defendant, Gerald K. Curtis, guilty of aggra­vated battery with a firearm, aggravated battery, and armed violence (720 ILCS 5/12-4.2, 12-4(a), 33A-2 (West 1996)). The court subse­quent­ly…