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PEOPLE v. MYERS

No. 3-96-0495.

686 N.E.2d 363 (1997)

292 Ill. App.3d 757

226 Ill.Dec. 733

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeramie M. MYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

October 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Verlin R. Meinz, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Ronald Boyer, Boyer & Thompson, Watseka, for Jeramie M. Myers.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Albert G. Algren, State's Atty., Monmouth, Richard Leonard, Ottawa, for the People.

Presiding Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Jeramie M. Myers was convicted of aggravated arson (720 ILCS 5/20—1.1 (West 1994)) and sentenced to a 24-year term of imprisonment. The issues on review are whether the trial court improperly considered statutory factors in aggravation in imposing sentence, and whether the sentence was excessive. We reverse and remand for a new sentencing hearing.

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