PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 79-1138.

89 Ill. App.3d 15 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 1047

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

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

Opinion filed September 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial on April 6, 1979, defendant, Michael Lewis, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of six years. The sole issue presented is whether the trial court's sentencing was so excessive as to warrant modification on appeal. Because of the limited scope of this...

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