People v. Flores

Following a bench trial, defendant Bertha Flores was convicted of aggravated battery of a child (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12— 4.3) and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Defendant argues on appeal that: (1) her conviction must be reversed because the State failed to prove her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and did not show that she was 18 years old or older, (2) she is entitled to a new trial because the preclusion of a material defense witness abridged her sixth amendment right to compulsory process or constituted an abuse of discretion, and (3) she is entitled to a new…