PEOPLE v. REED

No. 1-95-2108.

668 N.E.2d 51 (1996)

282 Ill. App.3d 278

217 Ill.Dec. 866

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derrick REED, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, Mari R. Hatzenbuehler, of counsel), for Appellee.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago, (Pamela Leeming, of counsel), for Appellant.


Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Derrick Reed was convicted of reckless homicide and aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for the reckless homicide offense, with a concurrent four-year term for the other offense. His sole contention on appeal is that his seven-year sentence for reckless homicide was excessive. For the reasons that follow, we hold...

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