Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Battery
Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery of a woman she arranged to meet through Internet website; altercation between the two resulted in Defendant striking the woman with a baseball story. Court found that their stories were similar and resolution turned on determining who was the aggressor. State proved Defendant's use of deadly force was unreasonable. Evidence disproved beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant acted in self-defense. No denial of due process right to a fair trial, as court indicated that its findings were an alternative basis for guilty verdicts. Defendant lacked requisite notice that State intended to treat her conduct as 2 separate acts, and thus one conviction is vacated. (CARTER and McDADE, concurring.)