The PEOPLE v. Hogue

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EBERSPACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Defendant Gary D. Hogue, on October 5, 1970, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Monroe County to the charge of burglary. On October 23, 1970, following a hearing in aggravation and mitigation, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from three to ten years imprisonment.

There is but one issue presented for review, that being whether the sentence imposed was excessive in relation to the severity of the crime and the possibility of rehabilitation.

Mrs. Rosella Mae Hosick testified that on September 1, 1970, she…