People v. Hampton

State: Illinois

Docket No: 102413 Rel

Case Date: 04/19/2007

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WILLIE HAMPTON, Appellee. Opinion filed April 19, 2007.

JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION Following a bench trial, defendant Willie Hampton was convicted of several offenses. The appellate court vacated defendant's convictions based on a confrontation clause violation and remanded the matter to the circuit court for a hearing on forfeiture by wrongdoing. The appellate court also addressed several sentencing issues raised by defendant, including two separate challenges under the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I,

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