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PEOPLE v. GASTON

No. 15967.

88 Ill. App.3d 314 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 531

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ISAAC GASTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed September 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Gary R. Peterson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Ronald C. Dozier, State's Attorney, of Bloomington (Gary J. Anderson and David E. Mannchen, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Before a consecutive sentence is imposed, must the trial judge state on the record his reason for such sentence?

Yes — mandatory.

We reverse and remand.

Gaston was convicted at a bench trial of three counts of battery and one of aggravated battery and was sentenced to 4 years for the aggravated battery and 364 days on each of two counts...

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