People v. Baity

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trail, the defendant, Thomas Baity, Sr., was convicted of attempted murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 8— 4, 9 — 1), armed violence based on aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 33A — 2, 12 — 4(a)), and aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 12 — 4). The court found that the aggravated battery count merged into the armed violence conviction, and the defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of eight years for attempted murder and armed violence. On appeal, he contends…