PEOPLE v. GOSSAGE

No. 3-01-0674.

789 N.E.2d 818 (2003)

338 Ill. App.3d 1066

273 Ill.Dec. 644

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel Allen GOSSAGE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Mark G. Levine (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Daniel Allen Gossage.

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


Justice SCHMIDT delivered the opinion of the court:

Pursuant to a partially negotiated plea agreement, defendant Daniel Allen Gossage pleaded guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X offense (720 ILCS 5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West 1998)). In exchange for the plea, the State dismissed two other charges. Defendant was subsequently sentenced to 17½ years' imprisonment. Defendant's postplea motion was denied, and he appeals. The sole...

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