Criminal procedure — sentencing

Posted April 5, 2023 9:59 AM

Where a trial court considers improper factors in aggravation, the court has erred and the sentence must be reversed so new sentencing proceedings can occur.The 2nd District Appellate Court reversed and remanded a decision from Kendall County Circuit Judge Robert P. Pilmer.In 2009, Zachary Reyes, then 16, repeatedly fired a pistol at a vehicle, killing Jason Ventura and injuring Eduardo Gaytan and Jorge Ruiz, who were in the vehicle. Reyes was tried as an adult and found guilty. The trial court imposed the mandatory …

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