People v. Johns

The circuit court of Adams County resentenced defendant to six years of imprisonment, after revoking his probation. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him to a term longer than the originally agreed five-year cap on imprisonment. We reject that argument, but because defendant could not be sentenced to a term longer than the maximum sentence of which he was advised by the trial court, we reverse and remand for resentencing.

An Adams County information charged defendant Carl Johns with three counts of burglary. (See Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38,…