People v. Watkins

837 N.E.2d 943 (2005)

361 Ill. App.3d 498

297 Ill.Dec. 492

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Coty E. WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-03-0826.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

October 28, 2005.

Peter A. Carusona (Court Appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Coty E. Watkins.

Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Joe Mikula, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Edward D. Smith, State's Attorney, Kankakee, for the People.

In a stipulated bench trial, the defendant, Coty E. Watkins, was found guilty of reckless discharge of a firearm…