People v. Garrett

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EBERSPACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Walter Garrett, has appealed from a judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of Alexander County, following a finding of guilty by jury of the offenses of battery and aggravated battery.

It appears from the record that on the afternoon of January 21, 1971, State Police Officers went to a housing project in Cairo, Illinois, in order to execute search warrants issued by the court. One of the search warrants specified an apartment in which the defendant and another person resided.

Approximately 45 law…