People v. Willis

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found the defendant, David Willis, guilty of two counts of aggravated battery and one count of resisting a peace officer. The court sentenced the defendant to five years’ imprisonment on one count of aggravated battery. The defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing his request to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of reckless conduct. We reverse.

At trial, three witnesses testified for the State. Jim Abner, a public safety officer át Illinois Central College, testified that on February 11,…