People v. Cunningham

Taffia Cunningham, the defendant, was convicted of home invasion, armed violence (based on residential burglary), and residential burglary and was sentenced to two concurrent 20-year prison sentences. After making a finding that the defendant’s conduct caused great bodily harm, the trial court also ruled that pursuant to section 3 — 6—3(a)(2)(iii) of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/3— 6 — 3(a)(2)(iii) (West 2000)), the defendant must serve 85% of her sentence before she is eligible for mandatory supervised release. On appeal, the defendant argues that her convictions for armed…