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  "id": 2761319,
  "name": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Lee Kennel, Defendant-Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "People v. Kennel",
  "decision_date": "1972-11-08",
  "docket_number": "No. 71-171",
  "first_page": "233",
  "last_page": "234",
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    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "name_long": "Illinois",
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    "parties": [
      "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Lee Kennel, Defendant-Appellant."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. JUSTICE EBERSPACHER\ndehvered the opinion of the court:\nThe defendant, Willie Lee Kennel, was indicted by the grand jury of St. Clair County for the offense of burglary. At an ensuing trial before a jury the defendant was found guilty of that offense and subsequently sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for an indeterminate term of not less than five nor more than ten years. The defendant has brought this appeal from that judgment.\nCounsel for the defendant has filed a brief and argument on behalf of the defendant wherein the sole issue presented for review is whether the sentence imposed was excessive. The State\u2019s Attorney for St. Clair County has filed an answer to that brief and argument.\nThe defendant has also filed another brief and argument pro se. No answer has been filed in regard to the pro se brief. A thorough review has been made of the points raised in the defendant\u2019s pro se brief and we find them without merit.\nIn regard to the issue raised in the brief of the defendant\u2019s counsel the record reveals that subsequent to the jury\u2019s verdict a hearing was held before the court apparently for the purpose of hearing evidence in mitigation and aggravation of sentence. No such evidence was offered by the defendant or the State. The defendant\u2019s trial counsel did comment upon certain evidence that had been received upon the trial as to the defendant\u2019s character and the circumstances of the offense; the court properly sustained objections to comments of the State\u2019s Attorney of matters not in evidence, relating to a prior conviction of the defendant in another State and his addiction to drugs.\nThe record before us does not substantiate the sentence imposed and we consider this to be a proper case for a reduction of sentence.\nWe, therefore, modify the sentence imposed, reducing the minimum from five years to two years and reducing the maximum from ten years to six years.\nJudgment of conviction affirmed with sentence modified.\nG. MORAN, P. J., and CREBS, J., concur.",
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        "author": "Mr. JUSTICE EBERSPACHER"
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    "attorneys": [
      "Matthew J. Moran, of Defender Project, of Chicago, for appellant.",
      "Willie Lee Kennel, pro se.",
      "Robert H. Rice, State\u2019s Attorney, of Belleville, for the People."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Lee Kennel, Defendant-Appellant.\n(No. 71-171;\nFifth District \u2014\nNovember 8, 1972.\nMatthew J. Moran, of Defender Project, of Chicago, for appellant.\nWillie Lee Kennel, pro se.\nRobert H. Rice, State\u2019s Attorney, of Belleville, for the People."
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