People v. Thornton

Defendant Tyrone Thornton was charged, along with codefendant Melvin Scott, with six counts of aggravated kidnaping, one count of forcible detention (720 ILCS 5/10 — 4(A) (West 1996)), three counts of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4—(a), 12 — 4(b)(8) (West 1996)), one count of aggravated unlawful restraint (720 5/10 — 3.1(a) (West 1996)) and one count of unlawful restraint (720 ILCS 5/10 — 3 (West 1996)).

Following a jury trial, Thornton was convicted of two counts of aggravated kidnaping (720 ILCS 5/10 — 2(a)(1), (a)(3) (West 1996)). He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On appeal,…