People v. Thompson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated battery and sentenced to a term of two to six years. The sole question presented on appeal is whether guilt was proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

William McHateer testified for the State that in response to a telephone request of defendant (his brother-in-law) he went to the latter’s warehouse located at 3725 West Lawrence Avenue; that defendant, Brian Lamp (also a brother-in-law of defendant) and three or four other individuals were in the warehouse when he…