PEOPLE v. GRAVES

No. 11435.

6 Ill. App.3d 612 (1972)

285 N.E.2d 236

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOWARD GRAVES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

July 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols, of Defender Project, of Springfield, (J. Daniel Stewart, of counsel,) for appellant.

Paul R. Welch, State's Attorney, of Bloomington, (Richard E. Scott and Michael O. Gibson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of theft of property over $150 on which he received a sentence of five to ten years. He questions the severity of the sentence and asks us to exercise our authority to reduce it — in the event the errors alleged here do not warrant a new trial.

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