PEOPLE v. RINEHART

No. 4-09-0283.

943 N.E.2d 698 (2010)

406 Ill. App.3d 272

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas S. RINEHART, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Def., Gary R. Peterson , Deputy Defender, Colleen Morgan , Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, for Thomas S. Rinehart.

C. Steve Ferguson , State's Attorney, Coles County, Patrick Delfino , Director, Robert J. Biderman , Dep. Director, Luke McNeill , Staff Atty., State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People.


Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In December 2007, a jury convicted defendant, Thomas S. Rinehart, of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony (720 ILCS 5/12-13(a)(3) (West 2006)). In February 2008, the trial court sentenced him to 28 years' imprisonment, with 334 days' sentence credit. The written sentencing order did not indicate a mandatory supervised release (MSR) period.

Defendant appeals, arguing (1) he was denied a fair...

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