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PEOPLE v. MELSON

No. 75-52.

36 Ill. App.3d 71 (1976)

343 N.E.2d 258

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT DEAN MELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Hurley and Ann L. Carr, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, and Leslie B. Miller, Law Student, for appellant.

Nicholas G. Byron, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville (Bruce D. Irish and Rolf F. Ehrmann, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Dean Melson, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Madison County sentencing him to imprisonment for two to six years for the offense of burglary.

The defendant contends that the circuit court abused its discretion by sentencing him without first considering the appropriateness of offering him an opportunity to be treated for drug...

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