Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Fines and Fees
(Court opinion corrected 8/14/14.) Defendant was convicted, after stipulated bench trial, of armed robbery with a firearm. Sentencing order mandated that a judgment be entered against Defendant for costs. However, during sentencing hearing court did not order Defendant to pay any or all of fines, including Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund (VCV) fine, which Defendant challenges on appeal. Clerk, rather than court, imposed fines. Trial court is obligated to oversee clerk's good-faith efforts by independently reviewing, and correcting any improper charges, in clerk's tally sheet.(O'BRIEN, concurring; SCHMIDT, dissenting.)