PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 5-99-0082.

725 N.E.2d 811 (2000)

311 Ill. App.3d 1042

244 Ill.Dec. 338

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William E. WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Larry R. Wells, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Kim Koester, State's Attorney, Newton, Norbert Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant is unhappy with the five-year prison term that Judge Tungate imposed upon his plea of guilty to the offense of criminal sexual assault. He feels that the sentence was too harsh and seeks its review on appeal.

His guilty plea was entered in return for a promise from the State that it would ask the judge for no more than a five-year term. At sentencing, the State was true to its word. It advised...

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