PEOPLE v. FERGUSON

No. 79-218.

84 Ill. App.3d 175 (1980)

405 N.E.2d 21

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES L. FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed May 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Stephen Omolecki, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Bruce W. Black, State's Attorney, of Pekin (John X. Breslin and Terry A. Mertel, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

After pleading guilty to one count of attempt murder, the defendant, James L. Ferguson, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than four nor more than 30 years. Subsequently, however, the defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging that the sentence imposed was based on the trial judge's mistaken belief of four years being the statutorily required minimum...

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