People v. Molstad

Defendant, Jeffery Molstad, was arrested on April 15, 1981, and charged with two counts of aggravated battery, armed violence, and criminal damage to property. The armed-violence count was dismissed prior to trial, but Molstad was found guilty of the remaining charges on September 4, 1981, after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Other individuals were convicted along with Molstad, but these codefendants have not appealed. The trial judge denied Molstad’s post-trial motion for a new trial to introduce the exculpatory testimony of five codefendants. Molstad was sentenced to 30…