People v. Musgrove

10 May 2000

3--98--0953

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

THIRD DISTRICT

A.D., 2000

THE PEOPLE OF THE ) Appeal from the Circuit Court

STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) for the 12th Judicial Circuit) Will County, Illinois

Plaintiff-Appellee, ))

v. ) No. 97--CF--3043)

JEFFREY MUSGROVE, ) Honorable) Gerald Kinney,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding

After a stipulated bench trial, the defendant was convicted of the offense of escape (720 ILCS 5/31--6(a) (West 1998)), and sentenced to six years in prison. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in: (1) granting the State's motion in limine which barred him…