People v. Gudgel

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of criminal trespass to land, in violation of section 21 — 3(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 21 — 3(a)). The circuit court of Champaign County ordered defendant to serve 30 days in the Champaign County Correctional Center. Defendant appeals his conviction. We affirm. The pertinent facts follow.

Defendant was initially charged with aggravated battery and battery, in addition to criminal trespass to land. The charges were based on an incident which occurred at Elmer’s Bar in Urbana. Defendant had gone to…