People v. Granados

The issue in these consolidated appeals is whether the circuit court was authorized to impose extended-term sentences on the defendant, Hilarión Granados, for each of his four felony convictions. In each of two cases, the defendant pled guilty to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving while license revoked. The circuit court of Whiteside County found the defendant subject to an extended-term sentence of six years’ imprisonment for each conviction. The defendant appealed in both cases. The appellate court held that the defendant was not subject to…