People v. Leach

In March 2007, a jury convicted defendant, Michael J. Leach, of eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated robbery. In May 2007, the trial court sentenced him to consecutive terms of 16 years in prison on 4 aggravated-criminal-sexual-assault counts (6 years plus a 10-year sentence enhancement on each count). The court also sentenced him to a consecutive six-year term for aggravated robbery.

On appeal, defendant argues (1) the trial court’s imposition of the 10-year sentence enhancement deprived him of due process and (2) he was denied the proper amount of…