People v. Martinez

Following a jury trial, defendant, Gerardo Martinez, was convicted of one count of reckless homicide (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3 (West 2000)). On June 11, 2004, the circuit court sentenced defendant to 14 years’ imprisonment as a Class 2 felon. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) his sentence for reckless homicide was nine years longer than the maximum sentence permitted under the law that existed on the date on which he was sentenced; (2) his conviction for reckless homicide should be reversed because the jury instruction and the verdict form inadvertently referred to the crime with which defendant…