People v. Patterson

2022 IL App (1st) 182542

FIRST DISTRICT SIXTH DIVISION April 15, 2022 No. 1-18-2542 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 17 CR 8773 ) PRINCE PATTERSON, ) Honorable ) James B. Linn, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Pierce and Justice Oden Johnson concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Prince Patterson, appeals his armed habitual criminal conviction after a bench trial. On appeal, defendant contends (1)…