People v. Coppula

2 Citing cases

  1. People v. Cord

    239 Ill. App. 3d 960 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993)   Cited 17 times

    Where the mitigating evidence is before the trial court, it is presumed that the trial court considered it. ( People v. Coppula (1991), 212 Ill. App.3d 52, 55.) Here, the trial court specifically mentioned the mitigating factors and stated that it was reducing the potential sentence because of them.

  2. People v. Taylor

    603 N.E.2d 611 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992)   Cited 4 times

    In determining an appropriate sentence, the defendant's history, character, rehabilitative potential, the seriousness of the offense, the need to protect society, and the need for deterrence and punishment must be equally weighed. People v. Coppula (1991), 212 Ill. App.3d 52, 55, 570 N.E.2d 879. • 4 In this case, the court found that Taylor had pleaded guilty to an earlier offense involving cocaine prior to the current charge.