People v. DeROSARIO

Following a bench trial, defendant, Werner N. DeRosario, was convicted of battery (720 ILCS 5/12—3(a)(2) (West 2006)). He appeals, contending that the evidence did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he knowingly touched the victim in an insulting or provoking manner. We affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that defendant and the complainant, Brandi Kelly, worked for different employers in the same office building in Oak Brook Terrace. They had struck up a friendship, but the relationship had deteriorated. The incident in question took place in a smoking lounge in a common area of the…