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People v. Gossage

Case Date: 05/02/2003
Court: 3rd District Appellate
Docket No: 3-01-0674 Rel

No. 3--01--0674

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

THIRD DISTRICT

A.D., 2003

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
OF ILLINOIS, ) of the 9th Judicial Circuit,
) Knox County, Illinois,
             Plaintiff-Appellee, )
)
             v. ) No. 99--CF--307
)
DANIEL ALLEN GOSSAGE, ) Honorable
) Stephen C. Mathers,
             Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

 

JUSTICE SCHMIDT delivered the opinion of the court:

Pursuant to a partially negotiated plea agreement, defendantDaniel Allen Gossage pleaded guilty to one count of predatorycriminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X offense (720 ILCS5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West 1998)). In exchange for the plea, theState dismissed two other charges. Defendant was subsequentlysentenced to 17