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PEOPLE v. WHITE

No. 12627.

23 Ill. App.3d 225 (1974)

318 N.E.2d 298

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMMIE WHITE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

October 24, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols and John L. Swartz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

C. Joseph Cavanagh, State's Attorney, of Springfield (Walter F. Farrand, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel, assisted by Terry Lee Fields, Senior Law Student), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal raises, as its single issue, the contention that the maximum in a sentence of 1 to 20 years is excessive.

Defendant was charged with the offense of escape, a Class 2 felony. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 31-6(a).) For such offense the statute provides a minimum of 1 year and a maximum not to exceed 20 years. Ill...

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