Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/18/2003

People v. Baker

Citations

794 N.E.2d 353
341 Ill. App. 3d 1083
276 Ill. Dec. 458
2003 Ill. App. LEXIS 1077

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vacating the defendant’s 15-year enhancement for aggravated-kidnaping conviction and remanding with directions that the trial court amend its written judgment
comparing aggravated kidnaping and armed violence predicated upon kidnaping while carrying a category I weapon and concluding the offenses contained identical elements, thus violating the proportionate penalties clause
vacating the defendant's 15-year enhancement for aggravated-kidnaping conviction and remanding with directions that the trial court amend its written judgment
comparing aggravated kidnaping and armed violence predicated upon kidnaping while carrying a category I weapon and concluding the offenses contained identical elements, thus violating the proportionate penalties clause
aggravated kidnaping resulting from kidnaping while armed with a firearm/armed violence predicated on the offense of kidnaping while carrying a category I weapon
two offenses with identical elements carried different sentencing ranges — 21 to 45 years in prison and 15 to 30 years in prison

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Judges: Steigmann

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