People v. Almore

Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant James Almore was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the death of two-year-old Ethan Hamilton. Almore was later sentenced to an extended term of 12 years’ imprisonment pursuant to section 9 — 3(f) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(f) (West 2006)). The extended sentence was based on the Cook County circuit court’s finding that defendant and the victim were “family or household members” as that term is defined in section…