People v. Bronson

On June 13, 1989, the defendant, Larry Bronson, pleaded guilty to three counts of armed violence predicated on aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 12 — 4(a), 33A — 2). The trial court sentenced the defendant to concurrent terms of six years’ imprisonment on each count and ordered him to pay restitution of $18,000 within five years to compensate the victims, Robert Bailey and Jack Shepard, for their medical expenses. The defendant’s pro se motion to reduce his sentence and his counsel’s motion to reconsider the sentence were denied on September 18, 1989. Neither motion…