Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:
In May 1992, the State charged defendant, Lynda Smith, an inmate at Dwight Correctional Center, with aggravated battery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 12-4(b)(6)) and criminal damage to State-supported property in excess of $500 (Ill.Rev. Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 21-4(a)). Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of both offenses. In September 1992, the trial court sentenced her to an extended-term sentence...
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