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· 3/21/1972

People v. Hollins

Citations

  • 280 N.E.2d 710
  • 51 Ill. 2d 68
  • 1972 Ill. LEXIS 392

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that justice and fundamental fairness will dictate relaxation of the bar
  • holding that section 4 of the Statute on Statutes entitles a defendant “to be sentenced under either the law in effect at the time the offense was committed or that [is] in effect at the time of sentencing”
  • recognizing that justice and fundamental fairness will dictate relaxation of the bar
  • holding that section 4 of the Statute on Statutes entitles a defendant “to be sentenced under either the law in effect at the time the offense was committed or that [is] in effect at the time of sentencing”
  • holding that a defendant has a right to be sentenced under either the law in effect on the date he or she committed the crime or the law in effect on the date he or she is sentenced
  • holding that a defendant has a right to be sentenced under either the law in effect on the date he or she committed the crime or the law in effect on the date he or she is sentenced

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Judges: William J. Scott

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