Appellate Court of Illinois· 1/9/2004

People v. Smith

Citations

802 N.E.2d 876
345 Ill. App. 3d 179
280 Ill. Dec. 625
2004 Ill. App. LEXIS 18

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holding that “for purposes of the offenses outlined in the Vehicle Code, the term ‘conviction’ encompasses convictions that resulted from bond forfeitures or default orders”
giving police a fake ID after being pulled over for driving under the influence was not a substantial change in criminal objective
addressing propriety of DUI sentence and citing Jones for the proposition that \violation\ is broader than \conviction\; holding that trial court properly sentenced the defendant as a Class 2 felony DUI offender where prior convictions resulted from bond forfeitures
addressing propriety of DUI sentence and citing Jones for the proposition that “violation” is broader than “conviction”; holding that trial court properly sentenced the defendant as a Class 2 felony DUI offender where prior convictions resulted from bond forfeitures
“[F]or purposes of the offenses outlined in the Vehicle Code, the term ‘conviction’ encompasses convictions that resulted from bond forfeitures or default orders.”
when a defendant fails to appear on charges under the Vehicle Code and sustains a bond forfeiture, the law provides “procedural safeguards,” including the option to move to vacate

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Judges: Gilleran Johnson

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