People v. Love

Defendant was convicted in a bench trial of the offense of aggravated battery and was sentenced to a period of 30 months’ probation, conditioned upon 180 days’ periodic imprisonment, a $25 fine and restitution. Her appeal questions the condition of periodic imprisonment and asks for a reduction of her fine because of jail time served prior to her conviction.

The condition of probation imposed by the sentencing court was an automatic conversion of her periodic imprisonment to straight jail time in the event that defendant lost her job.

The position of the State is that the sentence of probation…