Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/28/1998

People v. Wheeler

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701 N.E.2d 178
299 Ill. App. 3d 245
233 Ill. Dec. 535
1998 Ill. App. LEXIS 649

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finding that mandatory life imprisonment for the murder of a young child was a similar valid legislative decision as the mandatory life sentence for the repeat murderer in Taylor
finding that mandatory life imprisonment for the murder of a young child was a similar valid legislative decision as the mandatory life sentence for the repeat murderer in Taylor
section 5–8–1(a)(1)(c)(ii) does not violate article I, section 11: “The legislature validly could have made the same determination in regard to a single murder of a young child as was made in regard to a repeat murderer [in Taylor ]”
section 5 — 8— l(a)(l)(c)(ii) does not violate article I, section 11: “The legislature validly could have made the same determination in regard to a single murder of a young child as was made in regard to a repeat murderer [in Taylor]”

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Judges: Green, Gasman, Steigmann

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