People v. Bush

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant, John Bush, was convicted of home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12 — 11) and aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12— 4(b)(l)). The trial court sentenced defendant to six years’ imprisonment on the home invasion conviction and two years’ imprisonment on the aggravated battery conviction, with the sentences to run concurrently. The appellate court subsequently reversed on the grounds that the trial court had erroneously submitted to the jury a non-IPI instruction concerning the…