People v. Denny

PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a December 1991 jury trial, defendant, Dale Denny, was convicted of violation of bail bond under section 32 — 10 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 32 — 10). The trial court later sentenced defendant to 10 years in prison. Defendant appeals, arguing that the State failed to prove an element of the offense.

We agree and reverse.

I. Background

In June 1990, in Logan county case No. 90—CF—53, the State charged defendant with aggravated criminal sexual assault and home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat.…