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People v. Scott

Citations

  • 370 N.E.2d 540
  • 69 Ill. 2d 85
  • 12 Ill. Dec. 736
  • 1977 Ill. LEXIS 410

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  • appellate court properly remanded cause to the circuit court to impose sentence on conviction that the trial court “merged” with another conviction
  • in an appeal by the defendant, the reviewing court may correct an erroneous trial court ruling that one offense merges into another and may remand for sentencing on the former offense so that a complete judgment will have been entered
  • in an appeal by the defendant, the reviewing court may correct an erroneous trial court ruling that one offense merges into another and may remand for sentencing on the former offense so that a complete judgment will have been entered

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Judges: Goldenhersh

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