People v. Morgan

Pursuant to a fully negotiated plea agreement, the trial court found the defendant, Hershel Morgan, guilty of, among other things, four counts of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a) (West 2004)). The court sentenced the defendant to four concurrent 30-year prison terms for these offenses. On appeal, the defendant argues that three of his home invasion convictions and sentences should be vacated under one-act, one-crime principles. We agree, and accordingly, we vacate three of the defendant’s convictions and sentences for home invasion.

I. BACKGROUND

The State charged the defendant with having…