People v. Jamison

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Carman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

The defendant, Leonard Jamison, was convicted of burglary in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendant was subsequently sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. In a separate order, various “costs and fees” were assessed totaling $549, among them a $20 penalty imposed pursuant to section 10(c)(2) of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (Act) (725 ILCS 240/10(c)(2) (West 2004)) and a $4 penalty imposed pursuant to section 5 — 9— l(c — 9) of the Unified Code of…