People v. Milka

A grand jury indicted the defendant, Edward Milka, on five counts, including one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and one count of felony murder predicated on predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. During defendant’s jury trial, after the State had presented its case in chief, the prosecutor nol-prossed the charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The trial continued, and defendant was convicted of felony murder predicated on predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Defendant received an extended-term sentence of 75 years.

On appeal, defendant…