Illinois Bar Journal

Subject Index Sentencing

Legislation eliminates sentencing limit for first-time DUI offenses and increases possible sentence for DUI convictions involving bodily harm P.A. 92-420

February
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 66
In August, legislation amended the Illinois Vehicle Code by eliminating the three-year limit on a prison sentence for a first-time DUI offense.

Legislation makes people with four or more DUI convictions ineligible for probation P.A. 92-183

February
2002
Illinois Law Update
, Page 66
In July, new legislation amended the Unified Code of Corrections making drivers who are convicted of a fourth or subsequent DUI offense ineligible for probation.

Law provides guidelines to establish drug courts; P.A. 92-058

November
2001
Illinois Law Update
, Page 568
In some Illinois jurisdictions, nonviolent drug offenders have the option of participating in "drug court" rather than going to jail.

Apprendi and Extended-Term Sentencing: When Must the Jury Decide?

By David Stevens
October
2001
Article
, Page 520
A review of the latest Illinois cases, with a focus on consecutive sentences and retroactive application.

91st General Assembly passes, governor signs “quick fix” to sentence-enhancing deficiencies; P.A. 91-0953

April
2001
Illinois Law Update
, Page 170
Citing a recent Supreme Court opinion, Illinois criminal defendants have successfully argued for a reduction in court-imposed sentences where the length of sentence was based on certain factors not proven during their trial.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
April
2001
Column
, Page 166
Police can keep suspects out of their own homes; adoption by one spouse only; arbitration clauses and fee agreements; and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
February
2001
Column
, Page 56
When does may mean must? When it comes to appealing interlocutory orders

Appeals from Plea Agreements: New Rules Clarify the Law

By James G. Fahey
November
2000
Article
, Page 642
Effective November 1, the Illinois Supreme Court amended Rules 604 and 605 to clear up the confused law of plea-agreement appeals. Read all about it.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
November
2000
Column
, Page 620
A lower burden of proof for consumer fraud? Arbitration-award rejection—can secretaries sign after all? and more.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie C. McGrath
October
2000
Column
, Page 560
The illusion of insurance exclusion; lease lacking, landlord loses; OSHA makes house calls; and more.

Lack of Remorse Versus Persistence of Innocence

By Hon. Larry S. Vandersnick
December
1998
Column
, Page 692
Defendants can be sentenced more harshly when they refuse to express remorse -- even for crimes they insist they didn't commit.

The Lawyer’s Journal

By Bonnie McGrath
December
1998
Column
, Page 658
RICO and privacy and fraud (and family law), oh my!

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