PEOPLE v. WYATT

Nos. 2-97-0807, 2-97-0808.

712 N.E.2d 343 (1999)

305 Ill. App.3d 291

238 Ill.Dec. 621

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles WYATT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

May 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender and Linda A. Johnson (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Charles Wyatt in No. 2-97-0807.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, John X. Breslin, Deputy Director and Rita Kennedy Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People in No. 2-97-0807.

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Linda A. Johnson, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Charles Wyatt in No. 2-97-0808.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People in No. 2-97-0808.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from his consecutive 15-year sentences for burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-1(a) (West 1996)) and escape (720 ILCS 5/31-6(a) (West 1996)) and the court's denial of his motion to reconsider his sentence. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the cause with directions.

Defendant was arrested on charges of burglary and theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(4)(A) (West 1996)). He and two others escaped...

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