People v. Murray

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Emmitt Murray was convicted of aggravated battery and attempted armed robbery and sentenced to concurrent terms of four years’ imprisonment for aggravated battery and 10 years’ imprisonment for attempted armed robbery. Defendant appeals, raising as issues (1) whether he was proved guilty of aggravated battery beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether he was proved guilty of attempted armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) whether he was denied a fair trial on the ground that the trial court…