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PEOPLE v. WATKINS

No. 5-20-0322.

217 N.E.3d 1183 (2023)

2023 IL App (5th) 200322

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Judah J. WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Filed February 23, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Y. Ranos , of Law Office of Karen Ranos LLC, of Lansing, for appellant.

Josh Stratemeyer , State's Attorney, of Metropolis ( Patrick Delfino , Patrick D. Daly , and Sharon Shanahan , of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

¶ 1 The defendant appeals from his 46-year sentence, arguing that the sentence amounts to an unconstitutional de facto life sentence. He asks this court to reverse and remand this case to the trial court for resentencing. The defendant contends that...

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