People v. Grayson

PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In September 1999, a jury convicted defendant, Johnny Dewayne Grayson, of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12—4(a) (West 1998)) and domestic battery (subsequent offense) (720 ILCS 5/12—3.2(a)(2) (West 1998)). In October 1999, the trial court granted defendant’s posttrial motion to set aside the aggravated battery conviction, finding that the State had failed to prove that defendant caused great bodily harm. The court then sentenced defendant to two years in prison on the domestic battery conviction and ordered him to pay $200 for his…