Criminal law – sentencing, when inference is proper

Posted May 5, 2015 2:50 PM

Where the trial court draws a reasonable inference from evidence and relies upon this inference in sentencing, the court has not improperly relied upon personal knowledge.The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, affirmed the decision of Cook County Circuit Judge Jorge L. Alonso.On Jan. 5, 2011, Daniel Lopez and an associate robbed Louis Fung of his violin case and his iPod. Lopez, 18 at the time, was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of robbery.As part of a plea agreement, Lopez was sentenced to 24 …

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