People v. Summers
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE KUEHN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This case features that old adage that cautions restraint in what one seeks. Defendant challenges a disposition of his own making. Defendant wants us to undo his negotiated guilty pleas precisely because they bestow what defendant asked for and wanted.
Defendant insisted upon concurrent prison terms in return for his two guilty pleas. The State embraced his demand. Defendant entered two negotiated pleas and received the concurrent sentences he desired. Pursuant to his plea bargain, defendant obtained two concurrent 60-year prison terms.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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