PEOPLE v. EDWARDS

No. 75-259.

44 Ill. App.3d 353 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 372

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed December 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Peter B. Nolte, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Jack Hoogasian, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (Martin P. Moltz and Phyllis J. Perko, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from the sentence of 4 to 12 years imposed upon him by the trial court on his robbery conviction, after his probation was revoked. The principal issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing the defendant without invoking the provisions of the Dangerous Drug Abuse Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 91 1/2, par. 120.1 et seq.

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