People v. Palmer

Justices Freeman, McMorrow, and Kilbride concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Garman concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion, joined by Chief Justice Thomas and Justice Karmeier.

OPINION

A jury convicted defendant, Nathan Palmer, of eight Class X offenses for actions committed over an approximately two-hour period in the home of M. J. and D. J. on Sunday afternoon July 18, 1999. After finding that defendant had received two prior serious felony convictions within a 20-year period, the circuit court of Kane County adjudged defendant an habitual criminal. The court imposed…