People v. Lee

The defendant, Anthony Lee, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of St. Clair County of one count of aggravated battery with a firearm (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 12 — 4.2) and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed his conviction and sentence (No. 5 — 93—0118 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)). We granted the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (145 Ill. 2d R. 315). The issue before this court is whether the aggravated battery with a firearm statute violates the constitutional guarantees of due process and proportionate penalties.