People v. Shanklin

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial, defendant was convicted on charges of robbery and aggravated battery. He was sentenced to 5 to 10 years’ imprisonment on the robbery count, the court ruling that both offenses arose from one incident.

The indictment contained two counts — one alleging that defendant took a purse from the person of the victim, a 60-year-old woman; another that he threw the victim on the sidewalk and struck her on the head causing great bodily harm. Defendant was represented by the public defender.

The victim testified that she was…