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PEOPLE v. FARMER

Nos. 76152, 76153, 76154, 76155, and 76272.

650 N.E.2d 1006 (1995)

165 Ill.2d 194

209 Ill.Dec. 33

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Edna Mae FARMER et al., Appellees (Peggy June Myers, Appellee and Cross-Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Thomas J. Brown, State's Atty., Pontiac (Rosalyn Kaplan, Solicitor Gen., and Arleen C. Anderson and Kathy Shepard, Asst. Attys. Gen., Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Carey J. Luckman, Pontiac, and Lori S. Klingman, Wilmette, for appellee and cross-appellant Myers.

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, and Judith L. Libby, Asst. Defender, of the Office of the State Public Defender, Springfield, for appellees Farmer, Henry and Flores.

Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

These four consolidated appeals by the State present the common issue of the constitutionality of the sentencing provisions imposing felony penalties for the offense of possessing contraband in a penal institution (720 ILCS 5/31A-1.1(b) (West 1992)). By cross-appeal, defendant Peggy June Myers challenges the constitutionality of the provisions imposing felony penalties for the offense of bringing contraband into...

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