People v. Hietschold

2025 IL 130716

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 130716) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. DAVID A. HIETSCHOLD, Appellee. Opinion filed November 20, 2025. JUSTICE ROCHFORD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Neville and Justices Theis, Overstreet, Holder White, Cunningham, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Following a jury trial in absentia, defendant David A. Hietschold was convicted of aggravated battery in a public place of accommodation (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(c) (West 2020)). The issue before us…