People v. Dickey

961 N.E.2d 816 (2011)

356 Ill. Dec. 427

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Roy DICKEY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-10-0397.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

November 16, 2011.

Rachel J. Hess (Court-appointed), Law Office of Rachel J. Hess, St. Charles, for Roy Dickey.

Brian Towne, State's Attorney (Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director, Richard T. Leonard, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

¶ 1 The State charged defendant, Roy Dickey, with aggravated battery in connection with a bar fight. Defendant claimed he acted in…