PEOPLE v. BEARD

No. 1-04-2157.

851 N.E.2d 141 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith BEARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

May 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier and Georgia N. Vagenas, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, James E. Fitzgerald and Yvette Loizon, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant Keith Beard was convicted of three counts of aggravated kidnapping for ransom and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. As a result of his conviction for aggravated kidnapping, defendant was required to register as a sex offender, pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (the Registration Act) (730 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West

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