People v. Bainter

The defendant, Virgil Bainter, appeals from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County denying his motion for an order that would have modified his previously imposed State court sentence by providing that it be served concurrently with another sentence subsequently imposed in a Federal court. Defendant’s motion was based upon section 5 — 8—4(a) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 8—4(a)). We find that certain portions of the foregoing statute constitute an impermissible attempt by the legislature to revest the circuit court with…