People v. Bryant

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of being an armed habitual criminal, and was sentenced to 21 years. Court did not abuse its discretion in imposing a 21-year term for Class X felony offense, as sentence was well within the applicable statutory range, and court stated its consideration of all relevant factors in arriving at a sentence, including Defendant's rehabilitative potential. Court was not required to afford Defendant's potential for rehabilitation more weight than seriousness of Defendant's crime, which was preceded by 2 other convictions for offenses involving weapons. (PIERCE, concurring; HYMAN, specially concurring.)