People v. Cross

Defendant Milo H. Cross appeals from the sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Kankakee County for the crime of aggravated battery, following defendant’s guilty plea. Defendant was sentenced to the Der partment of Corrections for a period of not less than 18 months nor moré than 6 years with credit for time served.

From the record made in the hearing in aggravation and mitigation, it is noted that when defendant arrived at his former residence where his estranged wife and children were living, he was armed with a pistol. A neighbor, seeing the pistol, lunged at the pistol, causing the gun…