Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Fines and Fees
Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of all counts of predatory sexual assault of a child and criminal sexual assault. Defendant argues, on appeal, that certain fines should be vacated as they were improperly imposed by circuit clerk. Court imposed Violent Crime Victims Assistance (VCVA) fine in its oral pronouncement of sentence, which is judgment of court. Assessments illegally made by clerk are void from their inception. (CARTER and O'BRIEN, concurring.)