People v. Sass

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, William Sass, was charged in a two-count information with the offenses of attempt murder and armed violence. After a jury trial he was found guilty of both offenses and sentenced to concurrent terms of from 3 to 9 years on each offense by the circuit court of Will County. On this appeal the only issue raised is the defendant’s contention that there should be conviction and sentence for only one offense since each offense arose out of the same act. Each charge referred to the act of the defendant in shooting Steven…