People v. Ford

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (1st) 130147
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 2d Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed in part and vacated in part; remanded with directions.
Justice: 
PIERCE
(Court opinion corrected 10/8/14.) Defendant was convicted of possessing contraband (dangerous weapon) in a penal institution, and sentenced as Class X offender to 14 years in prison. Although MSR was never mentioned at sentencing hearing, after commitment DOC added three-year MSR term. A term of MSR is part of every qualifying sentence regardless of whether term is mentioned during sentencing or omitted from sentencing order.(SIMON and LIU, concurring.)