People v. Strickland

PRESIDING JUSTICE TURNER

delivered the opinion of the court:

In September 2003, the State charged defendant, Larry Strickland, with four counts of aggravated battery (Pub. Act 92 — 841, § 5, eff. August 22, 2002 (2002 111. Laws 3050, 3053) (amending 720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(6) (West Supp. 2001))). After a January 2004 trial, a jury found defendant guilty as charged. At a March 2004 sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced defendant to three concurrent terms of four years’ imprisonment to run consecutive to defendant’s six other prison terms.

Defendant appeals, asserting (1) he was denied a fair…