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PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 2-00-0188.

749 N.E.2d 1078 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 164

255 Ill.Dec. 596

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy S. WATSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

May 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Jack Hildebrand (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Troy S. Watson.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Lawrence M. Bauer, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.

Justice RAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Troy Watson, was convicted of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 1998)). Because defendant had previously been convicted of two Class 2 felonies, he was eligible for a sentence in the Class X range (see 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3(c)(8) (West 1998)), and the trial court sentenced him to 16 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that his Class X sentence is unconstitutional...

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