PEOPLE v. PITTMAN

No. 5-98-0747.

736 N.E.2d 662 (2000)

316 Ill. App.3d 245

249 Ill.Dec. 468

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheldon PITTMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Dan W. Evers, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

D. Brian Trambley, Johnson County State's Attorney, Vienna, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Sheldon Pittman (defendant), appeals his sentence following the entry of his guilty plea for two counts of unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution. Defendant contends that his sentence on his conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of cocaine violates section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections (the Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-5-4 (West 1996)) and that his sentence on his conviction for the...

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