Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Probation
Probation officers possess the authority to file petitions charging violation of probation. Section 5-6-4 of Unified Code of Corrections does not give a State's Attorney the power to veto a probation officer's decision to offer intermediate sanctions, so long as sanction requirements are timely completed, and this does not violate separation of powers principles. (KILBRIDE, FREEMAN, THOMAS, GARMAN, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)