The sole issue raised by defendant on this appeal is that the prison sentence he received of 7 to 21 years is harsh and excessive. We disagree. To mitigate the gravity of the offense, defendant points to his lack of a significant criminal record and the fact that the jury found that he was acting under extreme emotional disturbance when he committed the acts charged. Nevertheless, the jury still found him guilty of intentionally killing another person. Extreme emotional disturbance...
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