People v. Andrews

Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony. 720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(6), (e) (West 2000). Defendant appealed his conviction and we affirmed. Defendant then filed a motion for post-conviction relief which was subsequently denied by the trial court. Now, on appeal from the denial of his postconviction petition, defendant for the first time argues he is entitled to a sentence credit. For the following reasons, we modify the trial court’s sentencing order to give the defendant credit for his presentence custody on November 5, 2000.

BACKGROUND

On October 15, 2000, defendant was…