People v. Miles, 2020 IL App (1st) 180736 (January). Episode 740 (Duration 10:57)
Mandatory X sentence has to be brought back down to a class 2 felony because defendant was a juvenile when one of the predicate felonies was committed.
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People v. Foreman, 2019 IL App (3d) 160334 (April). Episode 629 (Duration 5:42)
A felony DWLR can’t be used to sentence and individual as a mandatory X sentence.
[Read more…]A Constitutional Claim To Minimize The Sentence For A Nonviolent Repeat Offender
People v. Allen, 2017 IL App (1st) 151540 (December). Episode 430 (Duration 9:24)
10 and a half years for burglary to a car are reduced to six years because the second division in the first district says so. [Read more…]
Third or More DUI’s Is Considered Aggravated DUI And Subjects Offender To Stiffer Penalties.
People ex rel. Glasgow v. Carlson, 2016 IL 120544 (December). Episode 382 (Duration 10:20)
Mandamus awarded to force trial court to sentence defendant as a class X offender.
Defendant Is Eligible For Mandatory X Sentencing Because He Turned 21 By The Time The Court Found Him Guilty
People v. Smith, 2016 IL 119659 (December). Episode 288 (Duration 8:06)
Defendant is eligible for mandatory x sentencing because he turned 21 by the time the court found him guilty even though he was under 21 at the time he was charged.
Paltry Crime For Paltry Sum Leads To Un-Paltry Sentence: 12 Years For $44 In Quarters Doesn’t Seem Constitutiional
People v. Busse, 2016 IL App (1st) 142941 (December). Episode 280 (Duration 8:27)
A paltry crime for a paltry sum does not warrant the paltry sentence of 12 years. [Read more…]