People v. Bouyer

Defendant, Robert Bouyer, appeals the circuit court’s order sentencing him to five years’ imprisonment after the court revoked his probation. Defendant contends that the five-year sentence was an abuse of discretion because it resulted solely from defendant’s failure to abide by an improper agreement with the trial court whereby defendant would not be imprisoned as long as he paid restitution in monthly installments.

In 1997, defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary (720 ILCS 5/19—1(a) (West 1996)). In exchange for the plea, the State recommended a sentence of 30 months’ probation…