People v. Halasz

PRESIDING JUSTICE TULLY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant John C. Halasz was charged with two counts of home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 12—11), one count of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 19—3 (now codified as 720 ILCS 5/19—3 (West 1992))), and one count of armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 33A—2 (now codified as 720 ILCS 5/ 33A—2 (West 1992))). These charges arose from defendant’s having broken into the Glencoe home of his former psychiatrist, Dr. Nathan Birnberg, armed with a .357-magnum revolver, a sledge hammer, and a…