People v. Black

27 June 2000

NO. 4-99-0045

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of) McLean County

JAMES T. BLACK, ) No. 96CF83

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Ronald C. Dozier,) Judge Presiding.

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PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the

court:

A jury convicted defendant James Black on March 21, 1996, of four counts of aggravated stalking. The trial court sentenced him to four concurrent eight-year terms in prison. On direct appeal, this court…