People v. Akins

Defendant, Jimmie Lee Akins, was charged by indictment, filed in the circuit court of St. Clair County, with the offenses of armed robbery and aggravated battery. Following a jury trial, the trial court entered judgments of conviction for each of the offenses but sentenced defendant to five to 15 years’ imprisonment only on the armed robbery conviction. Defendant appeals the judgment entered by the trial court.

On appeal, defendant contends that his aggravated battery conviction must be vacated because the conduct constituting this offense arose out of the same conduct as, and was not…