Legal Opinion

People v. Kirk

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 19, 1978No. 77-274PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following indictment for the offense of attempt rape, defendant, Darrell Kirk, pleaded guilty, requesting probation. The circuit court of Peoria County ordered a presentence report and following a sentencing hearing, sentenced defendant to a term of imprisonment of from 5 to 20 years. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604, defendant filed a motion to withdraw his plea of guilty, citing as ground the excessiveness of the sentence.

On appeal, defendant contends the trial court considered improper evidence in imposing sentence and the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. The People v. CrewsIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. The People v. RileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  3. People v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  4. The People v. MannIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  5. People v. BarksdaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. WallaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  2. People v. StoutenboroughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. People v. OrtizAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  4. People v. HarrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  5. People v. SpiezioAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989

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