Legal Opinion

People v. Jackson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 12, 2017No. Appeal 3–15–0154UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The defendant, Carlos A. Jackson, appeals from his conviction arguing that the charging instrument was deficient. In addition, the defendant contends that the Sex Offender Registration Act (the Act) ( 730 ILCS 150/3(b) (West 2014)) and other related statutes applicable to sex offenders (collectively, the SORA statutory scheme) are unconstitutional.

¶ 2 FACTS

¶ 3 The State charged the defendant with "Unlawful Failure to Register as a Sex Offender." The information alleged:

"defendant, a sex offender required to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. People v. GilmoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  3. People v. MalchowIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Trustees of the Philadelphia Baptist Ass'n v. Hart's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  5. In re E.H., a MinorIllinois Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Anthony Johnson v. Lisa MadiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  2. People v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
  3. People v. ZetterlundAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018

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