Legal Opinion

People v. O'BANNON

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 22, 1990No. 4-89-0653PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann

Defendant, Michael O’Bannon, was convicted of retail theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 16A—3(a)) and sentenced to one year in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that his sentence should be vacated and his cause remanded for resentencing because of the trial court’s failure to advise him of his right to elect treatment for alcoholism under the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111½, par. 6360—2).

We disagree and affirm.

Section 10 — 102 of the Act states,

“If a court has reason to believe that an individual convicted of a crime is an…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. RichardsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. DavenportAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  3. People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  2. People v. SaddlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  3. People v. LivengoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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