People v. Moore

Defendant Willie Moore pleaded guilty to the offense of burglary in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, sec. 19 — 1, in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County. After denying his application for probation the court sentenced defendant to a term of three to ten years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals contending that the sentence imposed was excessive.

The record discloses that the defendant is 23 years of age with a wife and three children and has an eighth grade education. He has no prior convictions. The burglary to which he pleaded guilty consisted of breaking into a market which…