People v. Williams

Defendant was convicted of robbery and sentenced as a Class X offender to 9 years. Defendant was age 17 at time he committed burglary, which was one of his predicate offenses. A 2014 amendment to section 5-120 of Juvenile Court Act vested juvenile court with exclusive jurisdiction over a defendant who, like Defendant here, was 17 years old when he committed burglary. Defendant's prior burglary conviction is not an offense now classified in Illinois as a Class 2 or greater Class felony and thus is not a qualifying offense for Class X sentencing. Defendant's Class X sentence is vacated; remanded for resentencing as a Class 2 offender. (CONNORS and GRIFFIN, concurring.)