People v. Burge

The defendant, Deonta Burge, entered a plea of guilty to the offense of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2 (now 720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 1992))). He was sentenced to a term of seven years’ imprisonment. The defendant’s motion to reconsider the sentence was denied, and this appeal followed. The defendant seeks a reduction of his seven-year sentence to the statutory minimum of six years. For the following reasons, we affirm.

At approximately 2 a.m. on January 17, 1991, the defendant and Lamarr Bailes entered Hardee’s Restaurant in De Kalb, Hlinois. After ordering food,…