People v. Jones

Defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County. He was sentenced to one year of periodic imprisonment and fined $10,000. On appeal defendant raises several claims of error, none of which are of merit. We affirm.

Defendant, a dentist, was initially charged with sexually assaulting one of his female patients after administering an anesthetic substance, nitrous oxide, to her. Pursuant to plea negotiations, defendant, with privately retained counsel, pleaded guilty to a lesser offense of aggravated battery on January 4, 1978. A factual basis for the plea…