Court Opinion

ID: 9819031
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 06:18:03.908316+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:35:10.652117
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE HEIPLE, also specially concurring: I agree with Justice McMorrow’s conclusion that Public Act 89 — 203 was passed in violation of the single-subject clause of the Illinois Constitution. Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV § 8. Because the court today strikes down this Act under the single subject clause, it is entirely inappropriate for the court to render an opinion on the constitutionality of section 5 — 8—l(a)(l)(c)(ii) of the Unified Code of Corrections under article I, section 11 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970. Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 11. I agree with Justices Rathje and Bilandic and Chief Justice Freeman that a majority of this court today expresses no opinion as to the issues discussed in section A of Justice McMorrow’s opinion. Section A of that opinion has failed to gain the approval of a majority of the court and therefore does not constitute the law of Illinois. JUSTICE RATHJE joins in this special concurrence.