Legal Opinion
People v. Woolsey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 3, 1996No. 2 — 95 — 0274PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Geiger
The defendant, Anthony Woolsey, appeals the circuit court’s order sentencing him to 2 years’ probation, a 30-day period of work release in the De Kalb County jail, and a fine and costs of $150. The defendant contends that the imposition of the sentence is prohibited by double jeopardy considerations and that the State is precluded from seeking a sentence greater than supervision. We affirm.
On June 27, 1994, the State charged the defendant by complaint with the offenses of criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 13(a)(1) (West 1994)), unlawful restraint (720 ILCS 5/10 — 3(a) (West 1994)), and…
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