PEOPLE v. GILLIAM

No. 2-84-1016.

136 Ill. App.3d 885 (1985)

483 N.E.2d 1318

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES STEVEN GILLIAM, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied October 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller and William A. Delaney II, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Robert J. Morrow, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Phyllis J. Perko and Marshall Stevens, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE UNVERZAGT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Steven Gilliam, was convicted in a bench trial of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 18-1) and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Defendant argues on appeal that the sentence is excessive.

Cindy Emery was walking into a store in Aurora on April 26, 1984, at approximately 7:30 p.m. when a man approached her from behind and took her purse, which...

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