People v. Petty

In January 1970, the defendant was indicted for aggravated assault, armed violence, and escape. The armed violence charge was dismissed before trial, a directed verdict was entered on the escape count; a jury trial resulted in the defendant’s conviction upon the charge of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one, nor more than four years.

The circumstances surrounding this offense indicate that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of the defendant in connection with a driving violation. On January 20 a police officer went to…