Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Defendant was convicted of 2nd degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm and sentenced to consecutive terms of 15 and 10 years. Section 3-6-3 of Unified Code of Corrections permits awarding enhanced programming credit against the part of a consecutive sentence that punishes an inmate for a crime not specifically listed as requiring exclusion from that credit.Due to Defendant's participation in qualified educational, vocational, and other programming while in the Cook County Department of Corrections, he is entitled to an additional 462 days of credit against his 15 year sentence for 2nd degree murder. (PIERCE and GRIFFIN, concurring.)