Illinois Supreme Court February 19, 1999, 85265 (People v. Ladd)

Docket No. 85265–Agenda 8–November 1998. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. LEROY LADD, Appellee. Opinion filed February 19, 1999. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court: The defendant, Leroy Ladd, was convicted of armed violence and aggravated battery after a jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County.