People v. Mitchell

Defendant, Floyd Mitchell, Jr., was convicted in a bench trial of the offenses of battery and theft: He was sentenced to the Illinois State Farm at Vandalia for a term of 10 months on the theft and 6 months, concurrent, on the battery. Defendant appeals and contends that:

1) He was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt;

2) The trial court should have granted a new trial;

3) The mittimus should have been corrected, as the term of the sentence was vague and confusing;

4) The sentence should be limited to one offense, as the charges arose out of the same conduct;

5) The complaints were fatally…