People v. White

A Macon County information charged defendant James White with reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, pars. 9—3(a), (e)) and driving while his driver’s license was revoked (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 95½, par. 6—303). Defendant pleaded guilty to the latter charge and was sentenced to 364 days of imprisonment. After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of reckless homicide and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, to run concurrently with the other sentence. Defendant appeals, alleging the 10-year sentence was excessive and the trial court abused its discretion in failing to…