People v. Smith

(Court opinion corrected 7/11/18.) Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery of a senior citizen and robbery. Convictions violate the one-act, one-crime principle, as the basis for both convictions was Defendant's single physical act of punching the victim.  There was no evidence that Defendant used another act of force to take the money from victim. Conviction for aggravated battery of a senior citizen is less serious than robbery of a senior citizen, and is thus vacated. (NEVILLE and PUCINSKI, concurring.)