People v. Mata

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a July 20, 1999, jury trial, defendant Leonard Mata was convicted of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a) (West 1998)), intimidation (720 ILCS 5/12 — 6(a)(1) (West 1998)), criminal damage to government-supported property (720 ILCS 5/21 — 4(1)(a) (West 1998)), and domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 3.2(a) (West 1998)). Mata was sentenced to 11 years for home invasion, with concurrent sentences of 364 days for domestic battery, 5 years, for intimidation, and 3 years for damage to government-supported property. Mata appeals his…