Court Opinion

ID: 9819103
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 06:18:29.412229+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:38:28.969053
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE KILBRIDE, specially concurring: Today’s decision follows People v. Swift, 202 Ill. 2d 378 (2002), People v. Thurow, 203 Ill. 2d 352 (2003), and People v. Crespo, 203 Ill. 2d 335 (2001). I dissented from the majority in Thurow and Crespo because I believed, and continue to believe, that an Apprendi violation can never be subject to a harmless error review. Nonetheless, having voiced my disagreement previously, I reluctantly concur in today’s opinion only because the doctrine of stare decisis requires that we adhere to established precedent, even if certain members of the court disagree. People v. Mitchell, 189 Ill. 2d 312, 338 (2000).