PEOPLE v. GORTVA

No. 77-80.

370 N.E.2d 279 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 877

12 Ill.Dec. 656

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve M. GORTVA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Agostinelli, Deputy State Appellate Defender, Third Judicial District, Ottawa, for defendant-appellant.

Edward Keefe, State's Atty., Rock Island, Linda M. Vodar, James E. Hinterlong, Principal Atty., Ill. State's Attys. Assn., Ottawa, for plaintiff-appellee.


ALLOY, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of rape, following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County, as a result of which defendant was found guilty of the crime. Defendant was sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years imprisonment, with five years mandatory parole. On appeal in this Court, defendant contends (1) that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing defendant to a term...

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