Illinois Supreme Court· 10/17/2008

People v. Lucas

Citations

897 N.E.2d 778
231 Ill. 2d 169
325 Ill. Dec. 239
2008 Ill. LEXIS 1419

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finding that the prior convictions that served as the basis for a felony DWLR conviction were sentencing enhancements and not elements of the offense
determining that the prior offenses are not elements of the offense that the State must prove at trial
to find a defendant guilty of armed violence the State must prove the predicate felony beyond a reasonable doubt
“Due process requires that to sustain a conviction of a criminal offense, the State must prove a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the existence of every element of the offense.”
“Due process requires that to sustain a conviction of a criminal offense, the State must prove a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the existence of every element of the offense.”
the State may forfeit the issue of forfeiture

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Judges: Garman

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