People v. Lee

Defendant was convicted by a jury of attempted murder, armed robbery, attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, and aggravated battery. He was sentenced to 30 years on the attempted murder conviction, 15 years on the sexual assault conviction, and 30 years on the armed robbery conviction, all to be served concurrently. The aggravated battery conviction was “deemed merged with the concurrent [sic].” On appeal he challenges the attempted murder and armed robbery convictions, raising issues concerning jury instructions; whether the corpus delicti was proved for armed robbery; and whether…