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PEOPLE v. MORRIS

No. 77-134.

370 N.E.2d 308 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 1039

12 Ill.Dec. 685

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael E. MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. F. Meinz, Asst. State Public Defender, Robert Agostinelli, Deputy State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for defendant-appellant.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Atty., Peoria County, Peoria, James E. Hinterlong, Principal Atty., Ill. State's Atty. Assn., Ottawa, for plaintiff-appellee.

BARRY, Justice.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Michael Ellis Morris, was found guilty of burglary and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) years. In this appeal, he contends the sentence was excessive.

It is the policy of this State to prescribe penalties which are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense and which allow for the possibility of rehabilitation. (Ill. Const.1970, Art. I, sec...

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