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PEOPLE v. PULLEN

No. 3-97-0867.

709 N.E.2d 980 (1999)

304 Ill. App.3d 294

237 Ill.Dec. 511

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis L. PULLEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Carusona, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Dennis L. Pullen.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Marc Bernabei, State's Attorney, Princeton, Terry A. Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this case is how a trial court determines the maximum length of consecutive sentences: (1) by the class of felony of which the defendant is convicted, or (2) by the class of felony for which he is sentenced. We conclude that the maximum length of consecutive sentences should be measured by the class of felony for which the defendant was convicted. See People v. Ritchey,

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