People v. Pahl

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

At a bench trial the defendant was found guilty of aggravated battery and sentenced to a term of four to ten years in the penitentiary. Although the defendant had been charged with both attempted robbery and aggravated battery, and although the trial judge said there would be a finding of guilty on both counts, no judgment was ever entered on the charge of attempted robbery. The State’s Attorney admits in his brief that “The common-law record indicates that the defendant was found guilty only of aggravated battery.” We are…