People v. Lewis

Following a bench trial on April 6, 1979, defendant, Michael Lewis, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of six years. The sole issue presented is whether the trial court’s sentencing was so excessive as to warrant modification on appeal. Because of the limited scope of this appeal, only those facts pertinent to the sentencing are related.

Defendant was indicted and tried on two counts of homicide. The evidence elicited at trial, both from State and defense witnesses, tended to establish with only minor discrepancies the following…