People v. Ward

Defendant, Robert W. Ward, was charged by a four-count information with unlawful restraint, intimidation, aggravated battery and battery. During the jury instructions conference, the State was given leave, over defendant’s objection, to amend the aggravated battery information. Defendant was found guilty on all charges and was sentenced to concurrent terms of three years’ imprisonment for unlawful restraint, five years imprisonment for intimidation and five years’ imprisonment for aggravated battery. Defendant appeals from these convictions.

The charges involved herein all arose out of an…