People v. Thomas
Case Date: 06/01/2000
Court: 4th District Appellate
Docket No: 4-98-0918
1 June 2000 NO. 4-98-0918 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court: In September 1998, a jury convicted defendant, Patrick Lamar Thomas, of first degree murder(720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1998)). The trial court later sentenced him to 60 years in prisonwith credit for 252 days spent in custody while awaiting trial. Defendant appeals, arguing that (1)section 115-10.2 of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/115-10.2 (West 1998)) is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to defendant; (2) Public Act 89-689 (Act) (Pub. Act 89-689, eff. December 31, 1996 (1996 Ill. Laws 3775)), which enactedsection 115-10.2 of the Code, violates the single subject rule of the Illinois Constitution (Ill.Const. 1970, art. IV, |