People v. Cross

Following a bench trial, defendant, Charles Cross, was convicted of attempted murder, attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 8 — 4 and 12 — 4.) Defendant received concurrent sentences of 4 to 6 years for attempted murder and 2 to 6 years for each of the other offenses. On appeal defendant contends that the trial court’s misinformation concerning the applicability of present law to his case foreclosed him from making a proper election as to the law under which to be sentenced 1 and that multiple convictions and sentences…