People v. Freeman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial, defendants Gerald Freeman, Lamont Johnson, Matthew Crosby and Gregory Knox were found guilty of aggravated battery and armed violence. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 12 — 4, 33A — 2.) In addition, Johnson, Crosby and Knox were found guilty of aggravated kidnapping. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 10 — 2.) The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether Freeman was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of armed violence; (2) whether the convictions of Freeman, Johnson and Crosby for armed violence…