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People v. Thompson

Citations

  • 805 N.E.2d 1200
  • 209 Ill. 2d 19
  • 282 Ill. Dec. 183
  • 2004 Ill. LEXIS 357

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  • holding that \the extended-term sentence imposed on the order[-]of[-]protection conviction was unauthorized by statute and void\ and could be attacked at any time
  • holding that a court has no authority to impose a sentence that is not authorized by statute
  • holding that “the extended-term sentence imposed on the order[-]of[-]protection conviction was unauthorized by statute and void” and could be attacked at any time
  • holding that a defendant’s claim that a portion of his sentence was void could be raised for the first time on appeal of the first-stage dismissal of his postconviction petition
  • holding that a defendant's claim that a portion of his sentence was void could be raised for the first time on appeal of the first-stage dismissal of his postconviction petition
  • noting that there is no jurisdictional impediment to the granting of relief from the void portion of a sentencing order even though defendant raised the issue for the first time on appeal from the dismissal of a postconviction petition

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Judges: Garman

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