People v. Parks

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant, Chester Parks, guilty of aggravated battery, and the court sentenced him to three years’ probation with six months’ work release. He appeals, contending that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a new trial.

This case arose from an attack upon Susan Rossi, a waitress at the Rascal’s Restaurant in Naperville. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on February 20, 1975, Mrs. Rossi completed her shift at the restaurant, went…