People v. Moaton

On June 15, 1987, defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and was sentenced to 30 months’ probation. Approximately five weeks later, i.e., on July 24, 1987, the People petitioned to have defendant’s probation revoked, charging that defendant had violated all three conditions thereof. A hearing was held on July 29, 1987, after which the court found defendant guilty as charged and sentenced him to five years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant now appeals and raises the following issues: (1) whether it was an abuse of discretion for the court to…