Legal Opinion

People v. Wills

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 9, 1993No. 5-92-0313PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goldenhersh

Defendant, Steven G. Wills, appeals from the denial of his motion to modify sentence, entered in the circuit court of Perry County. In this cause, defendant raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in imposing consecutive sentences when defendant was not admonished that the sentences could be consecutive, (2) whether the trial court erred in imposing more than two consecutive sentences, and (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the maximum sentence allowable. We vacate and remand with directions.

Originally, defendant was charged in two separate cases with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. United States of America Ex Rel. Theodore Baker v. Frederick Finkbeiner, Warden, Pontiac Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Arthur Decar Ferris v. Fred L. Finkbeiner and State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  4. People v. FlanniganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  5. People v. CoultasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. HayesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  2. People v. ClarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  3. People v. HarrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  4. People v. SeyferlichAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. BahrsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013

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