People v. Peacock

A jury found defendant, Brian S. Peacock, guilty of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(2) (West 2002)), aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(1) (West 2002)), and domestic battery with a previous domestic-battery conviction (720 ILCS 5/12 — 3.2(a)(1) (West 2002)). The trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of imprisonment. The sentences on the latter two convictions were extended terms.

Defendant appeals on five grounds. First, he argues his convictions violated the one-act, one-crime rule. Second, the extended-term sentences were unauthorized by statute and, therefore, void.…