People v. Barney

NO. 4-04-0217 Filed: 2/10/06 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) Champaign County CRAIG BARNEY, ) No. 03CF1925 Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Honorable ) Michael Q. Jones, ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court: In January 2004, a jury convicted defendant, Craig Barney, of obstructing justice (720 ILCS 5/31-4(a) (West 2002)). In February 2004, the trial court sentenced defendant to a three-year…