People v. Jarrett

Following a stipulated bench trial in the circuit court of Macon County, defendant was convicted of the offense of perjury (720 ILCS 5/32 —2 (West 1992)) and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. The sentence was ordered to run consecutively to a 20-year sentence imposed on a conviction for heinous battery (720 ILCS 5/12—4.1(a) (West 1992)). On appeal, defendant contends (1) prosecution for perjury is barred because he recanted his prior false statement in the same continuous trial, and (2) the trial court erred in imposing a consecutive sentence. We affirm.

Defendant was charged by…