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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 71-109.

5 Ill. App.3d 890 (1972)

284 N.E.2d 461

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

May 25, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Jones, of Defender Project, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

R.W. Griffith, Jr., State's Attorney, of Edwardsville, for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified.

Mr. JUSTICE EBERSPACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was sentenced three to five years on a plea of guilty to a robbery charge, after his petition for probation was denied. On appeal he contends that the sentence was excessive, in view of the fact that he had no previous felony convictions, and the fact that he was 18 years old. He urges reduction of the sentence, and in the alternative a remandment for a...

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