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PEOPLE v. BLANCO

No. 91085.

770 N.E.2d 214 (2002)

199 Ill.2d 410

264 Ill.Dec. 320

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Alvaro BLANCO, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Meg Gorecki, State's Attorney, St. Charles (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Domenica A. Osterberger, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Laurence Leszcynski, Wheaton, for appellee.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue in this case is whether the 15-year sentencing enhancement for armed robbery while in possession of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2), (b) (West 2000)) is valid and enforceable. We hold that it is not.

BACKGROUND

This is a companion case to People v. Garcia, 199 Ill.2d 401, 264...

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