PEOPLE v. COLEMAN

No. 3-84-0353.

135 Ill. App.3d 186 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 335

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied August 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James T. Teros, State's Attorney, of Rock Island (John X. Breslin and Terry A. Mertel, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WOMBACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Richard Coleman, was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of natural life. The victim was Ima Jean Smith, the woman with whom the defendant had been living. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in considering the defendant's failure to exhibit remorse for his conduct when sentencing the defendant. We hold...

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