Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/30/2004

People v. Ramos

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817 N.E.2d 1110
353 Ill. App. 3d 133
288 Ill. Dec. 460
2004 Ill. App. LEXIS 1188

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as amended by Pub. Act 92-829, § 5, eff. August 22, 2002 (2002 Ill. Legis. Serv. 2775, 2776 (West))
as amended by Pub. Act 92 — 829, § 5, eff. August 22, 2002 (2002 Ill. Legis. Serv. 2775, 2776 (West))
“[T]he trial court is in a better position to judge the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence at the sentencing hearing.”
“In addressing whether the trial court erred in failing to consider the defendant’s background in imposing his sentence, we note that it is well established that a trial court ‘need not articulate the process by which it determines the appropriateness of a given sentence.’ ”
sentencing court must consider a defendant’s “mentality”
sentencing court must consider a defendant’s “mentality”

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Judges: Greiman, Theis, Quinn

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