People v. Arbuckle

At plea hearing, court informed Defendant that he was eligible for extended-term sentences on each count charged: aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery. Court sentenced Defendant to consecutive terms of 5 1/2 years and 4 years, respectively, and stated that among aggravating factors was degree of harm inflicted on victims. Even if court mistakenly believed that Defendant was extended-term eligible, this did not affect sentencing decision, as sentence was well within nonextended range, and thus no clear or obvious error, or plain error, in sentencing. Court's assessment of degree of harm to victims was not abuse of discretion, as Defendant shattered his girlfriend's arm with golf club, resulting in severe and ongoing pain and complications; and Defendant stabbed her friend with broken golf club when she tried to help girlfriend.(WRIGHT, concurring; LYTTON, specially concurring.)