People v. Juris

Defendant, Andrew Juris, was charged via information with criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 12 — 13(a)(1)) on January 7, 1988. The State amended the information on April 15, 1988, to apply an enhanced sentencing provision (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 12 — 13(b)), which became effective January 1, 1988. This amended sentencing section allowed enhancement of the sentence for criminal sexual assault from a Class 1 felony to a Class X felony for “[a] second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this Section or under any similar statute of this State or any…