People v. Young

Defendant-appellant, Henry Young, appeals from a judgment revoking his probation and sentencing him to nine years’ imprisonment. Defendant presents the following issues upon appeal: (1) whether the trial court’s order revoking probation and imposing a nine-year sentence was void because he was not originally eligible for probation; (2) whether the mandatory Class X sentencing provision of section 5 — 5—3(c)(8) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/5 — 5—3(c)(8) (West 1998)) violates the right of a defendant to due process and trial by jury because it subjects the defendant to…