Supreme Court of Illinois

A habeas petitioner's guilty plea forecloses him from raising an Apprendi challenge, arguing that the extended-term sentencing provisions pursuant to which he was sentenced were unconstitutional.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2002
• Published 12/10/2002

Judges

• Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Edwin J. Anderson, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for appellee.