People v. Williams

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

At issue is whether a State’s Attorney may recover a statutory $50 appeal fee (55 ILCS 5/4 — 2002(a) (West 2008)) when the defendant is partially successful on appeal.

BACKGROUND

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant, Joel Williams, was convicted of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(1) (West 2006)) and domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 3.2(a)(2) (West 2006)). The trial court sentenced defendant to concurrent terms of five…