People v. Doyle

Defendant was charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery. After a trial by jury he was convicted of one count of attempted murder and sentenced to 10 to 20 years imprisonment. His only contention on appeal is that the sentence imposed was excessive.

The factual background of the charges against defendant is as follows: On October 12,1975, Officer Tench of the Waukegan Police Department answered a call concerning a family disturbance at defendant’s address. He was waiting down the street for a backup unit when a small boy told him there had been shots fired…