PEOPLE v. McGRUDER

No. 3-98-0296.

718 N.E.2d 1057 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 970

241 Ill.Dec. 203

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald McGRUDER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

September 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carrie B. Marche (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Ronald McGruder.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Paul Mangieri, States Attorney, Galesburg, John Wood, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Presiding Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ronald McGruder, was convicted of attempted first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 9-1 (West 1996)). He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution to the victim in the amount of $249,326.72. On appeal, the defendant maintains that his prison sentence is excessive and the amount of restitution unreasonable. We affirm.

On the night of August 7, 1997, the defendant...

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