People v. Williams

NO. 4-06-1113 Filed 7/29/08 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) McLean County JOEL WILLIAMS, ) No. 06CF351 Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Honorable ) Charles G. Reynard, ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE MYERSCOUGH delivered the opinion of the court: In June 2006, a jury found defendant, Joel Williams, guilty of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(1) (West 2006)) and domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(2) (West 2006)) and not guilty of interfering with reporting domestic violence (720 ILCS…