PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER

No. 108932.

940 N.E.2d 1062 (2010)

239 Ill.2d 205

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Dione ALEXANDER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Atty. Gen., Kevin W. Lyons , State's Atty., of Peoria ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor Gen., Michael M. Glick , Charles Redfern , Asst. Attorneys Gen., of Chicago, Patrick Delfino , Terry A. Mertell , Dawn Duffy , of Office of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Def., Robert Agostinelli , Deputy Def., Jay Wiegman , Asst. Appellate Def., of Office of the State Appellate Def., of Ottawa, for appellee.


OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Defendant Dione Alexander was convicted of aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of weapons and sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment by the circuit court of Peoria County. The appellate court found defendant's sentence to be excessive and reduced it to the statutory mandatory minimum of six years. No. 3-08-0373 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). For the reasons...

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