People v. Brownell

The defendant, Curtis Jay Brownell, was charged by information filed February 10, 1978, in Winnebago County with rape, attempted murder, aggravated kidnaping (based on rape), armed robbery and armed violence (based on rape). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 11— 1, 8 — 4, 10 — 2, 18 — 2, 33A — 2.) The defendant, pursuant to negotiations, pleaded guilty to rape, attempted murder and aggravated kidnaping. He was sentenced to 50 years for rape, 25 years for aggravated kidnaping and 50 years for attempted murder, the attempted murder sentence to be consecutive to the other two sentences, which…