People v. Malin

Following a partially negotiated guilty plea, the defendant, David Malin, was convicted of four counts of reckless homicide (720 ILCS 5/9 —3(a), (c)(1), (e — 5) (West 2002)) and was sentenced to 4 concurrent terms of 10 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant raises numerous challenges to the propriety of his sentence. We affirm.

On March 16, 2002, the defendant was driving east on Highway 12 in Richmond. Shortly before 11:38 p.m., his vehicle crossed the center line of the road, striking a minivan. All four occupants of the minivan were killed. The defendant was intoxicated at the time…