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PEOPLE v. BELCHER

No. 91417.

769 N.E.2d 920 (2002)

199 Ill.2d 378

264 Ill.Dec. 83

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. David BELCHER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danial D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Robert Neal Markfield, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, Willian L. Browers, Mary Beth Burns, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant, David Belcher, pled guilty to one count of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1996)) in exchange for the dismissal of other charges and received a sentence of 60 years' imprisonment. The trial court denied defendant's motion to reconsider sentence. On appeal, the appellate court declined to vacate defendant's guilty plea and sentence or allow him leave...

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