Illinois Supreme Court· 5/25/1984

People v. Taylor

Citations

464 N.E.2d 1059
102 Ill. 2d 201
80 Ill. Dec. 76
1984 Ill. LEXIS 292

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finding that the legislature may exercise its power to fix punishments in such a way that it necessarily limits the judiciary’s discretion in imposing sentence
concluding legislature considered possible rehabilitation of juveniles when imposing mandatory minimum sentence of natural life imprisonment for murdering more than one person
concluding, before Miller, that legislature considered possible rehabilitation of juveniles when imposing mandatory minimum sentence of natural life imprisonment for murdering more than one person
finding that the legislature may exercise its power to fix punishments in such a way that it necessarily limits the judiciary’s discretion in imposing sentence
upholding, against proportionate penalty challenge, a statute that mandates a sentence of natural life for murdering more than one victim
upholding, against proportionate penalty challenge, a statute that mandates a sentence of natural life for murdering more than one victim

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Judges: Ward

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