People v. Price

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of home invasion, residential burglary, and aggravated battery. At midnight, Defendant rang doorbell of residence; after no one answered, he kicked in the door and went into a bedroom where he demanded "the stuff." Evidence was sufficient to show that Defendant knew the home was occupied, as it is not uncommon for a person to not answer the doorbell late at night. Home invasion consists of two separate physical acts; the fact that one act is the same as residential burglary does not mean that convictions for the two offenses violates the one-act, one-crime rule. Only one conviction for residential burglary can stand, as all three convictions of this offense were based on the same act of entry into the residence. (STEIGMANN, concurring; POPE, specially concurring.)