PEOPLE v. MITCHELL

No. 4-09-0427.

936 N.E.2d 659 (2010)

403 Ill. App.3d 707

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Claude MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Gary R. Peterson , Deputy Defender, Amber Gray , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Claude Mitchell.

William A. Yoder , McLean County State's Attorney, Bloomington, Patrick Delfino , Director, Robert J. Biderman , Deputy Director, James C. Majors , Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:

For two reasons, defendant, Claude Mitchell, appeals from the sentence the trial court imposed on him for forgery (720 ILCS 5/17-3(a)(2) (West 2008)): (1) the court shorted him five days of credit against his five-year prison term, and (2) the court failed to give him monetary credit against his fines.

The five days represent the period that defendant spent in the county jail after sentencing but before...

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