People v. Reedy

Defendant, Gary Reedy, was convicted by a jury of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 1996)) and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Under the “truth-in-sentencing” provisions of section 3 — 6—3(a)(2)(ii) of the Unified Code of Corrections, defendant is eligible to receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his sentence. 730 ILCS 5/3 — 6— 3(a)(2)(ii) (West 1996).

On appeal, defendant argues that the truth-in-sentencing provisions of section 3 — 6—3(a)(2)(ii) are unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable. In support, defendant first…