People v. Covalt

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Unit of Prosecution
Citation
Case Number: 
2025 IL App (5th) 220346
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
District: 
5th Dist.
Division/County: 
Wabash Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed in part and vacated in part.
Justice: 
VAUGHAN

Defendant was found guilty of multiple counts of child pornography and was sentenced to a total term of 120 years in prison. On appeal, defendant appealed from his convictions and sentences, raising speedy trial, evidentiary, sufficiency of the evidence, unit of prosecution, and sentencing issues. The appellate court vacated two of his convictions by finding that the unit of prosecution precluded them and remanded for resentencing, but otherwise rejected defendant’s arguments and affirmed. (MOORE and BARBERIS, concurring)