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PEOPLE v. SUMMERS

No. 5-95-0720.

684 N.E.2d 1004 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 656

226 Ill.Dec. 8

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven D. SUMMERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Rita K. Peterson, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vemon, for Defendant-Appellant.

Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Rebecca Sanders, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Presiding Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case features that old adage that cautions restraint in what one seeks. Defendant challenges a disposition of his own making. Defendant wants us to undo his negotiated guilty pleas precisely because they bestow what defendant asked for and wanted.

Defendant insisted upon concurrent prison terms in return for his two guilty pleas. The State embraced his demand. Defendant entered two negotiated...

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