People v. Avant’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The Committee Comments to section 12 — 4 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Ann. Stat., ch. 38, par. 12—4, Committee Comments, at 465 (Smith-Hurd 1979)) state[ ] that section 12 — 4(b) ‘involves a battery committed under aggravated circumstances from which great harm might and usually does result (although it did not in the particular case), and therefore it constitutes a more serious threat to the community than a simple battery.’ Ostensibly, section 12 — 4(b) was intended to reach the type of conduct engaged in here. Moreover, we agree with the State that, although the weapon was not used to make the actual contact complained of, the weapon was used to make the contact more insulting or provocative. The statute does not require that the deadly weapon be the instrument of the battery.” Avant, 86 Ill. App. 3d at 270 , 409 N.E.2d at 297 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 384 Ill. App. 3d 327 - People v. Williams