PEOPLE v. MATTHEWS

No. 77-519.

69 Ill. App.3d 65 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 10

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DWIGHT MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed February 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Frank W. Ralph, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Terry A. Mertel and John X. Breslin, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the Circuit Court of Peoria County found defendant guilty of rape and aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 to 90 years in prison on the rape conviction and 25 to 50 years on the aggravated kidnapping conviction.

The nature of the issues on appeal permits us to omit a detailed account of this...

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