People v. Boatman, No. 4-98-0212
4th District, 21 March 2000
| THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREGORY L. BOATMAN, Defendant-Appellant. | Appeal from Circuit Court of Champaign County No. 97CF1076 Honorable John G. Townsend, Judge Presiding. |
JUSTICE McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant Gregory L. Boatman was found guilty of attempt (first degree murder of a peace officer), two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery with a firearm, and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. 720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 12-14(a)(1), 12-4.2(a)(2); 625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 1996). Defendant was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of 60 years for the aggravated criminal sexual assaults, to be served concurrently with extended-term sentences of 160 years for attempt (first degree murder of a police officer) and 14 years for unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. The issues on appeal are whether (1) the truth-in-sentencing provision is unconstitutional for violating the single-subject rule (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV,