PEOPLE v. RUSSELL

No. 4-92-0353.

604 N.E.2d 420 (1992)

237 Ill. App.3d 310

178 Ill.Dec. 164

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shoen L. RUSSELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

November 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Jeffrey D. Foust, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Atty., Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Rebecca L. White, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Shoen Russell pleaded guilty in the Champaign County circuit court to indirect criminal contempt arising out of his violation of a condition of conditional discharge. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with no credit for time served and no good-time credit. He argues the trial judge abused his discretion by imposing this sentence when the underlying offense carried only a 30-day maximum term. Defendant...

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