People v. Perry

delivered tire opinion of the court:

Defendant, Janice Perry, was charged in two complaints with battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 12 — 3), and disorderly conduct (Chicago, Ill., Code (1973), ch. 193, par. 193.1). After a bench trial, defendant was found not guilty of disorderly conduct but guilty of battery. Defendant appeals from the finding of guilty on the charge of battery.

The facts underlying the instant appeal need only be briefly summarized. Defendant was a resident of the Henry Homer Project of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). Early on the evening of June 1, 1973,…