People State Illinois v. Douglas Coleman

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Douglas Coleman, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Lake County to one count of first degree murder and to three counts of armed robbery. He wassentenced to an extended term of 85 years in prison for murder, and to extended terms of 50 years in prison for each armed robbery. The sentences for armed robbery were to be served concurrently to each other and consecutively to the sentence for murder. The appellate court held that the trial court erred in imposing extended terms for the armed robberies, and reduced each of those sentences from 50 to 30 years, the maximum authorized nonextended term. (255 Ill. App. 3d 569, 573-76.) It found no other abuse of discretion. (255 Ill. App. 3d at 570.) We granted the State's and defendant's petitions for leave to appeal (145 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and have consolidated them for review.