People v. Hillier

State: Illinois

Docket No: 108846 Rel

Case Date: 06/04/2010

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HOWARD J. HILLIER, Appellant. Opinion filed June 4, 2010.

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

OPINION Defendant, Howard J. Hillier, appeals from an appellate court decision holding that the trial court violated neither Illinois law nor defendant's fifth amendment rights when it ordered defendant to undergo a sex offender evaluation and then considered the results of that evaluation at sentencing. We hold that defendant has forfeited his arguments in a manner that precludes our review, and we thus affirm the appellate court's decision. BACKGROUND Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Knox County, defendant was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12

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