People v. Hawkins 

(Cour opinion corrected 5/31/11.) Defendant was convicted of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and four counts of aggravated kidnapping of 13-year-old girl who had sneaked out of her parents' home at night. Defendant's mandatory consecutive sentences of seven years for each of the counts of criminal sexual assault did not violate proportionate sentencing provision. The lack of a need to prove an aggravating factor for criminal sexual assault created differences between the elements of the two offenses, and the elements of the two offenses are not identical. Mandatory consecutive sentencing structure for the sexual assault offense affects only the manner of carrying out the sentence, and not the punishment itself. (KARNEZIS and HARRIS, concurring.)