People v. Gonzalez

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Freddie Gonzalez, was convicted of robbery and aggravated battery, violations of sections 18 — 1 and 12 — 4(b)(8), respectively, of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 12 — 4(b)(8), 18 — 1). The defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 41/z years’ imprisonment for the offenses. The appellate court, with one justice dissenting, reversed the defendant’s convictions and remanded the cause for a new trial. (188 Ill. App. 3d 559.) We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill.…