People v. Blanton

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-08-0120 Rel

Case Date: 06/17/2009

Preview:NO. 4-08-0120 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CRAIG J. BLANTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Filed 11/10/09

) Appeal from ) Circuit Court of ) Champaign County ) No. 07CF488 ) ) Honorable ) Harry E. Clem, ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE MYERSCOUGH delivered the opinion of the court: In December 2007, a jury found defendant, Craig J. Blanton, guilty of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2) (West 2006)) and aggravated robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-5(a) (West 2006)). In January 2008, the trial court vacated the aggravated-robbery conviction under the one-act, one-crime rule and sentenced defendant to 25 years' imprisonment for armed robbery. Defendant

appealed, arguing (1) the sentence for armed robbery violated the proportionate-penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I,

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