PEOPLE v. KERNS

No. 3-10-0375.

966 N.E.2d 514 (2012)

359 Ill. Dec. 193

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan KERNS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Carusona , Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Carrie B. Stevens , Law Offices of Catherine Burkey, Grand Junction, Colorado, for Jonathan Kerns.

Jerry Brady , State's Attorney, Peoria ( Terry A. Mertel and Richard T. Leonard , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice LYTTON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant Jonathan Kerns was convicted of criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-13(a)(1) (West 2008)) and sentenced to seven years in prison. On appeal, he argues that (1) his indeterminate term of mandatory supervised release (MSR) imposed by the Department of Corrections (DOC) is void, and (2) the cause should be remanded with directions to the trial court to impose a specific...

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