People v. Cooper

669 N.E.2d 637 (1996)

283 Ill. App.3d 86

218 Ill.Dec. 494

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Kevin COOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 1-95-1042.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

August 7, 1996.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Protase M. Tinka, of counsel), for Appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee G. Goldfarb, Alan J. Spellberg, Melissa Durkin, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice RIZZI[1] delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant, Kevin Cooper, guilty of heinous battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4.1) (West…