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PEOPLE v. SEPHUS

Gen. No. 11,049.

109 Ill. App.2d 240 (1969)

248 N.E.2d 293

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Floyd Sephus, Also Known as Sonny Sephus, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

June 10, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pollock & Ennis, and Harold L. Madsen, of Quincy, for appellant.

Robert J. Bier, State's Attorney of Adams County, of Quincy, for appellee.

SMITH, J.

On the second day of his trial on a charge of murder, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter, a subsequent hearing in aggravation and mitigation was held and the defendant sentenced to 13 to 20 years in the penitentiary. His sole contention on appeal is that the sentence is too long and we should reduce it.

[1-3] Under Supreme Court Rule 615, Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 110A, § 615, we may "(4) reduce the punishment...

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