People v. Battershell

This case originated with the defendant, a lawyer, being charged with the offense of tampering with public records in that he forged the signature of a circuit judge in Crawford County, Illinois, and caused the order to be file-stamped with the file mark of the circuit clerk of that county. Larry Battershell pled guilty to that charge and was sentenced to the maximum amount of probation under the statute, 30 months. In addition to the general terms of probation, Battershell was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, to perform 240 hours of public service, and to refrain from engaging “in the…