People v. Martinez

PRESIDING JUSTICE BIRKETT delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

*17 ¶ 1 A jury convicted defendant, Elena K. Martinez, of battery ( 720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(2) (West 2016) ). She appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in excluding evidence that the victim, Donald Amirante, was convicted of felony aggravated battery in 1962, (2) the jury's guilty verdict on count II of the information was logically inconsistent with its not-guilty verdicts on counts I and III, (3) she was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt on count II, and (4) the trial court abused its…