People v. Hurtado-Rodriguez

Following a jury trial, defendant, Jaime Hurtado-Rodriguez, was found guilty of harassment of a witness (720 ILCS 5/32 — 4a(a) (West 2000)). The trial court sentenced defendant to a 10-year extended term of imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. FACTS

Defendant and three codefendants, Alejandro Ramirez, Fortunado Hernandez, and Juan C. Ramirez, were charged by indictment with harassment of a witness. The indictment read in pertinent part as follows:

“That [defendants], on…