People v. Taylor

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly sentenced defendant to 24-year term of incarceration for 2005 armed robbery with firearm that included 15-year enhancement that Ill. Supreme Court subsequently found to be unconstitutionally disproportionate to penalty for armed violence predicated on robbery. Appellate Court, in affirming sentence, found that defendant’s sentence could include instant 15-year enhancement, where Public Act 95-688, which became effective on October 23, 2007, cured any constitutional infirmity and made instant enhancement enforceable.