Appellate Court of Illinois March 6, 2001, 4 — 99—0740 (People v. Brown)

JUSTICE KNECHT

delivered the opinion of the court:

In March 1999, the State charged defendant, William M. Brown, with aggravated battery of a child (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.3(a) (West 1998)). In July 1999, a jury found defendant guilty of the crime charged. In August 1999, the trial court denied defendant’s posttrial motion and sentenced him to 14 years’ imprisonment.