People v. Harris

In May 2002, defendant, Antonio L. Harris, pleaded guilty to armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2(a)(2) (West 2000)). In exchange for his plea, the State agreed to dismiss other charges but made no agreement with defendant regarding what sentence the State would recommend. In August 2002, the court sentenced him to 22 years in prison. The court also ordered that the sentence be served consecutively to defendant’s 18-month sentence in an unrelated case.

Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him by attributing undue weight to defendant’s…