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PEOPLE v. BROOKS

No. 85-0567.

141 Ill. App.3d 889 (1986)

490 N.E.2d 1345

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OLIVER BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed March 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Adam Kara, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Paula M. Carstensen, and Jeffrey S. Ryan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Oliver Brooks, was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 19-3) and sentenced to the mandatory minimum prison term of four years. He contends on appeal that the sentencing scheme for residential burglary violates the limitation of penalties provision of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, sec....

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