People v. Hillier

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Howard J. Hillier, appeals from an appellate court decision holding that the trial court violated neither Illinois law nor defendant’s fifth amendment rights when it ordered defendant to undergo a sex offender evaluation and then considered the results of that evaluation at sentencing. We hold that defendant has forfeited his arguments in a manner that precludes our review, and we thus affirm the appellate court’s decision.

BACKGROUND

Following a bench…