People v. Strickland

Defendant Larry Strickland appeals his sentences of 9 years’ imprisonment for aggravated battery (a Class 3 felony), a violation of section 12—4(b)(6) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/12—4(b)(6), (e) (West 1992)), and 25 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of a weapon by a person in the custody of a Department of Corrections (DOC) facility (a Class 1 felony), a violation of section 24—1.1(b) of the Criminal Code (720 ILCS 5/24—1.1(b), (d) (West 1992)), with the terms to run consecutively. We affirm.

After a trial before a Livingston County jury, defendant was…