People v. Balsar

The defendant, Wayne E. Balsar, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court sentencing him to six years’ incarceration in the Department of Corrections for the offense of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. His sole appellate contention is that the sentence was excessive.

On June 27, 1986, the defendant entered a negotiated plea of guilty to the crime of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12 — 16(c)(1)). In return for his guilty plea, the State agreed to nol-pros two other counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12 —…