People v. Taylor

Having pleaded guilty to the offense of armed robbery, the defendant, Terry Taylor, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than five nor more than 15 years. In this appeal, the defendant challenges only the propriety of the sentence.

The presentence report revealed that the defendant was 17 years old at the time of the offense. The report also disclosed that the defendant had several relatively minor prior convictions for offenses such as violation of curfew, obscene language and disturbing the peace.

At the sentencing hearing the State presented the testimony of John Rattin, one…