· 10/22/1998
People v. Koppa
Citations
- 703 N.E.2d 91
- 184 Ill. 2d 159
- 234 Ill. Dec. 479
- 1998 Ill. LEXIS 1564
How courts have described this case
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- finding no violation of the proportionate penalties clause based on a comparison of armed violence (aggravated criminal sexual abuse) and armed violence (aggravated kidnaping) to aggravated criminal sexual abuse and aggravated kidnaping
- for purposes of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravating factor must have existed during the commission of the offense
- plain language of statute is best indicator of legislative intent
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Judges: Bilandic
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