People v. Hadley

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of aggravated battery and not guilty of attempted robbery and appeals his conviction and sentence of 2 to 5 years. The issues presented are: (1) whether there is a fatal variance between the charge against the defendant as stated in the indictment and the two jury instructions defining the offense for which he was convicted; (2) whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the victim’s “loan sharking” activities on the basis of materiality and hearsay; and (3) whether defendant’s conviction for aggravated battery should be reduced in accordance…