People v. Gromm

The defendant, Robert Gromm, pleaded guilty to the offense of unlawful restraint. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 10 — 3.) For a factual basis the State established that on September 15, 1986, the defendant grabbed his wife, threw her to the ground and hit her about the face and body, thereby restraining her freedom of movement. The State further established that as the wife attempted to leave in her automobile, the defendant fired six shots from his .44 , caliber revolver into the automobile. The shots did not hit the wife, but again restricted her freedom of movement. The court…