People v. Fountain

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Raymond Fountain was found guilty of aggravated battery and home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 12—4(a), 12—11(a)(1)). He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for aggravated battery and seven years for home invasion, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) he was denied due process of law as a result of ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) the court erred in admitting two of plaintiff’s exhibits and considered evidence “not in the record”; (3) the…