People v. Rogers

On May 2, 2003, defendant Steven T. Rogers entered a blind plea of guilty but mentally ill to one count each of armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A — 2(a) (West 2002)), home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12— 11(a)(2) (West 2002)), and aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(1) (West 2002)). The circuit court of Du Page County sentenced defendant to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 23 years for the armed-violence and home-invasion convictions and 5 years for the aggravated-battery conviction. Defendant’s motion to reconsider sentences was denied and defendant appeals, arguing, first, that the aggravated…