People v. Fuzz

The defendant, Curtis Fuzz, was convicted by a jury of aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12 — 4(b)(1)). The trial court sentenced him to a term of years’ imprisonment and ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $7,693.49. The defendant appeals. We affirm defendant’s conviction. However, we vacate part of the restitution order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The record shows that on May 27, 1990, the defendant stabbed Mark Hoffman with a knife. At issue in the trial court was whether the defendant was acting as an aggressor or in…