People v. Hightower

PRESIDING JUSTICE HEIPLE

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant-appellant, Robert L. Hightower, was found guilty by a jury of the offenses of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving with a blood-alcohol content over .10. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 951/2, pars. 11—501(a)(2), (a)(1), respectively.) The court entered judgment on the latter finding of guilt and sentenced the defendant to 364 days’ imprisonment in the Peoria County jail, a $1,000 fine, and costs. The defendant appeals from his sentence.

The evidence at the defendant’s trial established that at…