People v. Herman

FIRST DIVISION

March 29, 2004

No. 1-02-3383

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ) No. 02 CR 11702)

JOSEPH HERMAN, ) The Honorable) Preston Bowie,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Joseph Herman, was found guilty of aggravated arson (720 ILCS 5/20-1.1 (West 2002)) and was sentenced to six years in prison. On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the firefighter was injured as a result of the fire or…