People v. Reckers

A jury found defendant, Christopher M. Reckers, guilty of the offense of aggravated battery in violation of section 12 — 4(b)(8) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 12 — 4(b)(8)). The circuit court of Adams County sentenced defendant to four years’ imprisonment in the Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals, alleging first he was not proved guilty under an accountability theory where he believed he was providing a ride to a consensual fistfight, and second, his sentence was excessive and grossly disparate to that of codefendants. We affirm.

Defendant, Charles…