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PEOPLE v. COX

No. 82-859.

113 Ill. App.3d 136 (1983)

446 N.E.2d 1280

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RUBY COX, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed March 17, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert D. Glick, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Marie Quinlivan, and Harry H. Semrow, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, the defendant, who had been charged with the murder of her four-year-old son, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to an extended term of 10 years in the Department of Corrections. On appeal, she contends that the trial judge abused his discretion in imposing an extended-term sentence.

The evidence introduced at trial in this case clearly...

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