People v. Brown

NO. 4-99-0740

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

WILLIAM M. BROWN,

Defendant-Appellant.) )) )) )) )

Appeal from

Circuit Court of

Champaign County

No. 99CF325

Honorable

Thomas J. Difanis,

Judge Presiding.

_________________________________________________________________

Brown, with aggravated battery of a child (720 ILCS 5/12-4.3(a) (West 1998)). In July 1999, a jury found defendant guilty of the crime charged. In August 1999, the trial court denied defendant's posttrial motion and sentenced him to 14 years' imprisonment. In that same…