People v. Campbell

Defendant, William H. Campbell, appeals from his convictions for aggravated battery and the unlawful use of weapons, having been sentenced to consecutive terms of 3 years for aggravated battery and 364 days for the unlawful use of weapons. It is argued by the defendant that consecutive sentences should not have been imposed since the two offenses arose out of a single course of conduct during which there was no substantial change in the nature of the criminal objective. This is clearly the law (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 8—4(a)), and the State agrees with the defendant.

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