THE PEOPLE v. ROCKWELL

No. 70-153.

1 Ill. App.3d 878 (1971)

275 N.E.2d 191

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN ROCKWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

November 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, of Defender Project, of Mt. Vernon, (Robert E. Farrell, of Defender Project, of counsel,) for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville, for the People.


Judgment affirmed, sentence modified.

PER CURIAM:

Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery and filed a petition for probation which after hearing was denied. The prosecution, in view of the circumstances of the incident which led to prosecution, recommended a sentence of one to two years. The court sentenced defendant to a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years.

The 23-year-old defendant had served in the U.S. Navy from...

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