People v. Gomez

Defendant Mario J. Gomez appeals from his sentence, following conviction for residential burglary. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3.) Gomez was sentenced to the mandatory minimum for the Class I felony offense, that being four years’ imprisonment in the Department of Corrections. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 8— 1(a)(4).) He seeks to raise two issues on appeal: (1) whether this sentence violated the United States and Illinois constitutional bans against cruel and unusual punishment (U.S. Const., amend. VIII; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, sec. 11), and (2) whether his…