No. 3--01--0674
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2003
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE | ) | Appeal from the Circuit Court |
OF ILLINOIS, | ) | of the 9th Judicial Circuit, |
) | Knox County, Illinois, | |
Plaintiff-Appellee, | ) | |
) | ||
v. | ) | No. 99--CF--307 |
) | ||
DANIEL ALLEN GOSSAGE, | ) | Honorable |
) | Stephen C. Mathers, | |
Defendant-Appellant. | ) | Judge Presiding. |
JUSTICE SCHMIDT delivered the opinion of the court:
Pursuant to a partially negotiated plea agreement, defendantDaniel Allen Gossage pleaded guilty to one count of predatorycriminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X offense (720 ILCS5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West 1998)). In exchange for the plea, theState dismissed two other charges. Defendant was subsequentlysentenced to 17