PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 1-08-0455.

935 N.E.2d 693 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jacoby ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

September 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, Chicago ( Alan Spellberg , of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier , Sate Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn , Deputy Defender, Ahmed Kosoko , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court:

In the case at hand, we confront a constitutional challenge to the offense of armed habitual criminal, bottomed on due process and ex post facto concerns. Following a jury trial, defendant, Jacoby Adams, was found guilty of armed habitual criminal and sentenced to a term of 30 years' imprisonment. Defendant now appeals contending: (1) the armed habitual criminal statute is facially unconstitutional and violates...

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