People v. Zehr

In an indictment returned in the circuit court of La Salle County, defendant, Kenneth Zehr, was charged with home invasion, burglary, and aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 12-ll(a)(2), 19-1, 12 — 4(b)(10)) and in a jury trial was convicted of all three offenses. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 22 years for the home invasion, six years for the burglary, and SVz years for the aggravated battery. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial (110 Ill. App. 3d 458), and we allowed the People’s petition for leave to appeal (87 Ill.…