PEOPLE v. DAWSON

No. 75-59.

33 Ill. App.3d 768 (1975)

338 N.E.2d 425

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FLORENCE DAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

December 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Hern, O'Hern & Wombacher, of Peoria (John F. Boos, of counsel), for appellant.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria, for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Peoria County and was sentenced to a term of from three to nine years in the penitentiary. The sole question raised on appeal is whether the sentence is excessive.

The State's evidence showed that on December 10, 1973, defendant was driving her automobile in a northerly direction while in the southbound...

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