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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 70-79.

2 Ill. App.3d 636 (1971)

276 N.E.2d 759

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARTHUR JONES, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

December 16, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Stratton, of Ottawa, (John Barton, of counsel,) for appellant.

Louis R. Bertani, State's Attorney, of Joliet, (Edward Garbiec, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty after trial without a jury of the crime of rape and was sentenced to a term of not less than forty years nor more than sixty years in the state penitentiary. The only question raised on appeal is whether or not the sentence was excessive.

After trial and before sentencing hearing was had in mitigation, no testimony being offered by the State in aggravation...

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