Supreme Court of Illinois

Certain sentencing enhancements added to certain offenses by Public Act 91-404, amending the penalty portions of several statutes by adding "15/20/25-to-life" provisions, are unconstitutionally disproportionate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2003
• Published 09/04/2003

Judges

• Chief Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (William L. Browers, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee G. Goldfarb, Veronica Calderon-Malavia, Annette Collins and Kathryn A. Schierl, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago (Donald S. Honchell, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellees.