PEOPLE v. BUTTS

No. 5-84-0161.

135 Ill. App.3d 132 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 987

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONALD KEITH BUTTS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue and Steven E. Wiltgen, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellants.

John Baricevic, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Charles E. Petersen, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Ronald Keith Butts and Michael Smith, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and were sentenced to 30-year terms of imprisonment, the maximum unextended term for a Class X felony. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 8-4(c)(1), 1005-8-1(a)(3).) Their respective motions for reconsideration were denied, and each defendant timely appealed. We granted the State's motion to consolidate...

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