People v. Dean

After a bench trial, defendant, Maurice Dean, was convicted of armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A—2 (West 1996)) predicated on aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12—4(a)(1) (West 1996)) and home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12—11(a) (West 1996)). He received 10 years’ imprisonment for armed violence and 6 years’ imprisonment for home invasion. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the evidence did not prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) his conviction of armed violence must be reversed because it is improperly based on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (720 ILCS 5/12—4(b)(1) (West 1996));…