PEOPLE v. SHERMAN

No. 77-99.

52 Ill. App.3d 857 (1977)

368 N.E.2d 205

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOMMY LEE SHERMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed October 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Verlin R. Meinz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

L. Patrick Power, State's Attorney, of Kankakee (James E. Hinterlong and Linda M. Vodar, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed as modified.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Kankakee County by Tommy Lee Sherman, the defendant, who after trial by jury was found guilty of the offense of burglary and sentenced to a term of not less than 3 nor more than 15 years in the penitentiary.

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by imposing a greater sentence...

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