People v. Woodard

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOPKINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Lewis Woodward, was convicted by a jury of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(6) (West 1992)) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1992)). He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of three years for aggravated battery and one year for the drug offense. He was also assessed $500. (See 720 ILCS 570/411.2 (West 1992).) On appeal, defendant contends that the court abused its discretion in allowing the State to impeach his credibility with a misdemeanor theft…