People v. Daily

2016 IL App (4th) 150588 Opinion filed December
16, 2016.
NO. 4-15-0588 Modified upon denial of
rehearing February 21,
IN THE APPELLATE COURT 2017.

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from
Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of
v. ) Coles County
DEVIN M.S. DAILY, ) No. 11CF577
Defendant-Appellant. )
) Honorable
) Mitchell K. Shick,
) Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE TURNER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
Presiding Justice Knecht and Justice Steigmann concurred in the judgment and
opinion.

OPINION

¶1 In December 2011, the State charged defendant, Devin M.S. Daily, by

information with one count of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11-

501(d)(1)(F) (West 2010)), one count of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs (625

ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(F) (West 2010)), one count of aggravated driving under the influence of a

combination of alcohol and drugs (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(F) (West 2010)), one count of theft

(720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 2010) (text of section effective July 1, 2011)), one count of

driving while license revoked (625 ILCS 5/6-303(a), (d-3) (West 2010) (text of section effective

July 1, 2011)), one count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia (720 ILCS 600/3.5(a)

(West 2010)), and unlawful possession of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/4(a) (West 2010)). In

September 2013, the State filed another count of aggravated driving under the influence (DUI)
(625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(F) (West 2010)) and one count of unlawful possession of a converted

motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2010)) against defendant. Pursuant to a plea

agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and unlawful possession of a converted

motor vehicle. The Coles County circuit court sentenced defendant to concurrent prison terms of

24 years for DUI and 14 years for unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle. Defendant

filed a motion to reconsider his sentence, which the court denied.

¶2 Defendant appeals, asserting (1) his 24-year sentence for aggravated DUI was

outside the sentencing range, (2) he was entitled to 750 days of sentencing credit, (3) the

assessments imposed by the circuit clerk should be vacated, and (4) he is entitled to monetary

credit against his fines. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand the cause with directions.

¶3 I. BACKGROUND

¶4 All of the charges in this case relate to defendant’s actions on December 10, 2010,

while he was on furlough before beginning a six-year prison term for burglary (People v. Daily,

No. 11-CF-425 (Cir. Ct. Coles Co.)). On that date, defendant, who was under the influence of

alcohol, stole a truck and later crashed into a car, resulting in the death of the car’s driver. On

December 12, 2011, defendant was released from the hospital and taken to the Coles County jail.

The State filed the initial seven charges against defendant on December 23, 2011. The record on

appeal does not contain a warrant for defendant’s arrest on the charges in this case. Moreover,

the record contains no mention of bond in this case until defendant’s guilty plea hearing.

¶5 On September 27, 2013, the State filed the last two charges of aggravated DUI

and unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle. That same day, the circuit court held

defendant’s guilty plea hearing. The court found defendant was subject to Class X sentencing

under section 5-4.5-95(b) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Unified Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-

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95(b) (West 2010)) based on his prior felony convictions. Pursuant to a plea agreement,

defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and theft, and the State agreed to cap its sentence

recommendation at 21 years for aggravated DUI and 7 years for theft and seek the dismissal of

the other charges, as well as the charges in Coles County case Nos. 11-DT-228 and 11-DT-338.

The court accepted defendant’s guilty plea and the terms of the parties’ plea agreement.

Thereafter, the prosecutor asked for a bond to be set so defendant would be brought back to

Coles County upon his release from prison. It was noted defendant had received notice of a bond

payment in one of his cases. Defense counsel clarified bond had not been set in this case because

defendant was taken directly from the hospital to jail to serve his prison term for burglary. The

circuit court ordered defendant “held without bond for purposes of sentencing.”

¶6 At defendant’s December 27, 2013, sentencing hearing, the parties noted

defendant had pleaded guilty to the wrong count. Instead of the theft charge, defendant was to

have pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle. The circuit court

vacated defendant’s guilty plea to the theft charge, and defendant pleaded guilty to unlawful

possession of a converted motor vehicle. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court sentenced

defendant to concurrent prison terms of 24 years for aggravated DUI and 14 years for unlawful

possession of a converted motor vehicle. The court also ordered defendant to pay $5,500 in

restitution; a $100 Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund fine; a $5 drug court fee; and a $1000

fee to the Mattoon police department, which is the DUI equipment fine (625 ILCS 5/11-

501.01(f) (West 2010)). The court dismissed the remaining counts. Defense counsel asked for

746 days of sentencing credit, which the court denied because defendant was in prison on

another conviction during that period. On December 30, 2013, the court issued the written

sentencing judgment, which is also referred to as the mittimus.

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¶7 On January 27, 2014, defendant filed a motion to reconsider his sentence,

asserting his sentence was excessive and he was not subject to Class X sentencing. After a

September 22, 2014, hearing, the circuit court denied defendant’s motion. Defendant appealed,

and upon the parties’ agreed motion, this court remanded the cause for a new proceeding in strict

compliance with Illinois Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (eff. Dec. 11, 2014). People v. Daily, No. 4-

14-0861 (Feb. 23, 2015) (unpublished summary order under Supreme Court Rule 23(c)).

¶8 On remand, defendant filed an amended motion to reconsider his sentence, again

arguing his sentences were excessive and he was not subject to Class X sentencing. Defense

counsel filed a Rule 604(d) certificate. After a July 14, 2015, hearing, the circuit court denied

defendant’s amended motion to reconsider his sentence.

¶9 On July 21, 2015, defendant filed a timely notice of appeal, which stated a

judgment date of December 27, 2013. On August 7, 2015, defendant filed an amended notice of

appeal in compliance with Illinois Supreme Court Rules 606 (eff. Dec. 11, 2014); 303(b)(5) (eff.

Jan. 1, 2015). Accordingly, this court has jurisdiction of this appeal under Illinois Supreme Court

Rule 604(d) (eff. Dec. 11, 2014).

¶ 10 II. ANALYSIS

¶ 11 A. Sentencing Range

¶ 12 Defendant challenges his 24-year prison term for aggravated DUI, asserting his

sentence was improper because the sentencing range was 3 to 14 years in prison. The State

disagrees, contending defendant was subject to Class X sentencing based on his prior

convictions. Defendant’s argument raises an issue of statutory interpretation, and thus our review

is de novo. People v. Millsap, 2012 IL App (4th) 110668, ¶ 27, 979 N.E.2d 1030.

¶ 13 In this case, defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI under section 11-

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501(d)(1)(F) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(F) (West

2010)). Section 11-501(d)(2)(G) of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(2)(G) (West 2010))

provides a violation of section 11-501(d)(1)(F) “is a Class 2 felony, for which the defendant,

unless the court determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and require probation, shall be

sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years if the

violation resulted in the death of one person.” Section 5-4.5-95(b) of the Unified Code (730

ILCS 5/5-4.5-95(b) (West 2010)) provides, in pertinent part, the following:

“When a defendant, over the age of 21 years, is convicted of a Class 1 or Class 2

felony, after having twice been convicted in any state or federal court of an

offense that contains the same elements as an offense now (the date the Class 1 or

Class 2 felony was committed) classified in Illinois as a Class 2 or greater Class

felony and those charges are separately brought and tried and arise out of different

series of acts, that defendant shall be sentenced as a Class X offender. This

subsection does not apply unless:

(1) the first felony was committed after February 1, 1978 (the

effective date of Public Act 80-1099);

(2) the second felony was committed after conviction on the first;

and

(3) the third felony was committed after conviction on the second.”

The sentencing range for Class X felonies is a prison term “of not less than 6 years and not more

than 30 years.” 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25(a) (West 2010)). It is undisputed defendant’s felonies in

this case and his prior convictions meet the requirements of section 5-4.5-95(b) of the Unified

Code. Thus, both statutes apply in this case and both use mandatory language.

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¶ 14 The fundamental rule of statutory construction requires courts to ascertain and

give effect to the legislature’s intent. General Motors Corp. v. Pappas, 242 Ill. 2d 163, 180, 950

N.E.2d 1136, 1146 (2011). The statutory language, given its plain and ordinary meaning, best

indicates the legislature’s intent. Pappas, 242 Ill. 2d at 180, 950 N.E.2d at 1146. Moreover, “[a]

court must construe statutes relating to the same subject matter with reference to one another so

as to give effect to the provisions of each, if reasonable.” Harris v. Thompson, 2012 IL 112525,

¶ 25, 976 N.E.2d 999. “A court presumes that the legislature intended that two or more statutes

which relate to the same subject are to be read harmoniously so that no provisions are rendered

inoperative.” Knolls Condominium Ass’n v. Harms, 202 Ill. 2d 450, 458-59, 781 N.E.2d 261, 267

(2002). Another fundamental rule of statutory construction is “where there exists a general

statutory provision and a specific statutory provision, either in the same or in another act, both

relating to the same subject, the specific provision controls and should be applied.” Knolls

Condominium Ass’n, 202 Ill. 2d at 459, 781 N.E.2d at 267. When the statutory language is clear

and unambiguous, a court must give effect to the statute’s plain meaning without resorting to

extrinsic statutory-construction aids. Pappas, 242 Ill. 2d at 180, 950 N.E.2d at 1146.

¶ 15 In support of his argument, defendant cites the Fifth District’s decision in People

v. Mathews, 304 Ill. App. 3d 514, 711 N.E.2d 435 (1999). In Mathews, 304 Ill. App. 3d at 519,

711 N.E.2d at 438, the defendant argued the circuit court erred in sentencing him to an extended

term of six years’ imprisonment on his aggravated DUI under section 11-501(d)(2) of the

Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(2) (West 1996)) because the language of the statute limited

the maximum sentence permitted to three years’ imprisonment. The Mathews court found the

language of section 11-501(d)(2) was clear and unambiguous and precluded the imposition of an

extended-term sentence because the provision expressly provided a term of imprisonment shall

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be not less than one and not more than three years. Mathews, 304 Ill. App. 3d at 519-20, 711

N.E.2d at 439. The Fifth District further noted that, even if the statute was ambiguous, it would

reach the same conclusion, finding the legislature’s departure from the normal sentencing

scheme showed the legislature’s intent that the sentencing for the offense of aggravated DUI be

different from that normally applied to Class 4 felonies. “To presume otherwise would render the

phrase ‘shall be sentenced to not less than one year and not more than three years’ meaningless

surplusage, which contravenes a basic rule of statutory construction that a statute should be

construed so that no word or phrase is rendered superfluous or meaningless.” Mathews, 304 Ill.

App. 3d at 520, 711 N.E.2d at 439.

¶ 16 The State notes that, in People v. McCormick, 339 Ill. App. 3d 641, 648, 791

N.E.2d 112, 117-18 (2003), the First District disagreed with Mathews, stating the following:

“We believe the Fifth District Appellate Court’s holding that the

legislature intended to preclude imposition of extended-term sentences for

aggravated DUI creates an anomalous interpretation of both section 11-501(d)(2)

and the extended-term statute, and that when properly viewed in the context of the

entire sentencing scheme, section 11-501(d)(2) does not preclude the application

of an extended-term sentence.”

The First District noted the extended-term statute made no exception for felonies arising out of

the Vehicle Code, and thus, once a person has committed any felony offense, the extended-term

statute could be invoked. McCormick, 339 Ill. App. 3d at 649-50, 791 N.E.2d at 118. Such a

result allowed both statutes to be given effect and function in a harmonious manner. McCormick,

339 Ill. App. 3d at 650, 791 N.E.2d at 118. Moreover, the McCormick court found the extended-

term sentencing provision’s purpose of punishing and deterring recidivist behavior was not at

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odds with the inclusion of aggravated DUI within the statute’s purview. McCormick, 339 Ill.

App. 3d at 650, 791 N.E.2d at 118-19. Additionally, it would be absurd to exempt third and

subsequent DUI offenses from the possibility of an extended-term sentence, as it “would give

recidivist drunk drivers assurances that no increased penalties could be incurred for any

subsequent convictions following a third DUI offense.” McCormick, 339 Ill. App. 3d at 650, 791

N.E.2d at 119. Last, the First District pointed out legislative comments to an amendment, which

eliminated the sentencing range in the aggravated DUI provision after the Mathews decision,

showed the legislature never intended to preclude the imposition of extended-term sentences for

aggravated DUI offenses. McCormick, 339 Ill. App. 3d at 650, 791 N.E.2d at 119. Like the

McCormick court, we do not find the analysis in Mathews persuasive.

¶ 17 This case deals with a habitual criminal statute that mandates Class X sentencing

for repeat offenders who meet its requirements. It does not contain any language exempting

convictions under the Vehicle Code, and the Vehicle Code as a whole does not show a legislative

intent to exempt its felony provisions from the provisions of the Unified Code. The plain

language of the aggravated DUI provision at issue indicates a legislative intent to punish more

severely those whose crime results in death, and the habitual criminal statute punishes those who

commit that crime as qualifying recidivists harsher than the normal offender. Thus, the habitual

criminal statute is not at odds with the aggravated DUI provision. The habitual criminal statute is

the more specific provision as it applies to a limited group of recidivists that meet its numerous

requirements. Defendant’s interpretation of the two provisions renders the habitual criminal

statute inapplicable to all offenses that contain a specific sentencing range. Reading the two

provisions in harmony results in the aggravated DUI sentencing range applying in most cases

unless the defendant meets the requirements of the habitual criminal provision. Moreover, we

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note our supreme court recently applied the Class X sentencing provision of the habitual criminal

statute to a defendant convicted of aggravated DUI. See People ex rel. Glasgow v. Carlson, 2016

IL 120544, ¶ 30. Accordingly, we agree with the circuit court that defendant was subject to Class

X sentencing under section 5-4.5-95(b) of the Unified Code, and thus his 24-year sentence fell

within the appropriate sentencing range.

¶ 18 B. Sentencing Credit

¶ 19 Defendant next asserts he is entitled to sentencing credit under section 5-4.5-

100(b) of the Unified Code (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100(b) (West 2010) (formerly codified at 730

ILCS 5/5-8-7(b) (see Pub. Act 95-1052 §§ 5, 95 (eff. July 1, 2009)))) from December 12, 2011,

the day he was discharged from the hospital and taken to the Coles County jail, to and including

December 30, 2013, the date the circuit court entered the written sentencing judgment. The State

asserts defendant was not in custody on this case during that period of time. This court reviews

de novo the calculation of the number of days a defendant served in presentence custody because

the resolution of that issue does not require deference to the circuit court’s reasoning. People v.

Gomez, 409 Ill. App. 3d 335, 341, 947 N.E.2d 343, 349 (2011).

¶ 20 Section 5-4.5-100(b) of the Unified Code (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-100(b) (West 2010))

provides, in pertinent part, “the offender shall be given credit on the determinate sentence or

maximum term and the minimum period of imprisonment for time spent in custody as a result of

the offense for which the sentence was imposed.” Our supreme court has held the day the circuit

court issues the mittimus counts as a day of the defendant’s sentence, and since the defendant is

entitled to have that day counted only once, the day of the issuance of the mittimus should not be

counted as a day of presentence custody. People v. Williams, 239 Ill. 2d 503, 509, 942 N.E.2d

1257, 1261 (2011).

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¶ 21 In support of his argument he should receive sentence credit from the date he was

taken to jail, defendant cites People v. Robinson, 172 Ill. 2d 452, 667 N.E.2d 1305 (1996). In

Robinson, 172 Ill. 2d at 462-63, 667 N.E.2d at 1310, our supreme court determined that, when a

defendant is in simultaneous custody on two unrelated charges, section 5-8-7(b) entitles the

defendant to sentencing credit on both offenses. The Robinson court noted that, “other than the

custody requirement, there are no additional conditions which limit the application of section 5-

8-7(b).” Robinson, 172 Ill. 2d at 462, 667 N.E.2d at 1310. There, while the defendant was

released on bond, he was arrested for an unrelated offense and taken into custody. Robinson, 172

Ill. 2d at 454-55, 667 N.E.2d at 1306. After the defendant’s arrest on the new charge, the court

increased the defendant’s bond, and the defendant then surrendered in exoneration of the bond.

Robinson, 172 Ill. 2d at 455, 667 N.E.2d at 1306. The supreme court concluded that, once the

defendant surrendered in exoneration of the first bond, he was in simultaneous pretrial custody

on both charges and entitled to presentence credit on the first offense. Robinson, 172 Ill. 2d at

459, 463, 667 N.E.2d at 1308, 1310.

¶ 22 Defendant committed the offenses in this case on December 10, 2011, while out

on a furlough from a prison sentence. On December 12, 2011, the hospital discharged defendant,

and he was taken to jail. The record contains no warrant for the charges in this case. On

December 23, 2011, the State filed the seven original charges in this case. The State later filed

the two charges to which defendant pleaded guilty in September 2013. At defendant’s September

27, 2013, guilty plea hearing, defense counsel stated bond was never set in this case as defendant

was taken directly from the hospital to jail to serve the prison sentence for which he was

furloughed. The circuit court then stated defendant would be held without bond for purposes of

sentencing. Thus, the record indicates defendant was not in custody on the charges in this case

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until September 27, 2013, when the court held defendant without bond. Contrary to defendant’s

assertion, if he had been released from prison on the conviction before the circuit court ordered

him held without bond, defendant would not have remained in custody on the charges in this

case because a warrant was never issued for the charges in this case. See People v. Johnson, 401

Ill. App. 3d 678, 684, 937 N.E.2d 190, 195 (2010) (noting that, “once the complaint was filed

and the warrant issued, even if [the defendant]’s previous incarceration had suddenly ended, he

still would have been held in custody on the warrant”).

¶ 23 Citing the Third District’s decision in People v. Chamberlain, 354 Ill. App. 3d

1070, 1075, 822 N.E.2d 914, 918 (2005), defendant suggests the mere filing of charges in a

subsequent case while a defendant is in custody on another case results in a defendant being in

simultaneous custody in both cases. However, we agree with the Second District’s interpretation

of Chamberlain, which states the following: “In a case such as Chamberlain, where the

defendant is already serving a sentence on an unrelated offense, it is when he or she is charged,

because, at that time, the defendant would be unable to be released because of the outstanding

warrant and his or her failure to post bond on the new charge.” (Emphasis added.) Johnson, 401

Ill. App. 3d at 683, 937 N.E.2d at 194. To the extent Chamberlain may be interpreted to hold the

mere filing of a charge in a subsequent case is sufficient for a person to be in custody on that

charge absent a warrant and the setting of bond, we disagree with that holding. Accordingly, we

find defendant is only entitled to sentencing credit for the period of September 27, 2013, to

December 29, 2013, which is a total of 94 days. Thus, we remand the cause for an amended

sentencing judgment reflecting defendant’s 94 days of sentencing credit.

¶ 24 C. Per Diem Credit

¶ 25 Defendant also requests that, if this court finds he is entitled to sentencing credit,

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then he should also be awarded the $5-per-day credit under section 110-14(a) of the Code of

Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Procedure Code) (725 ILCS 5/110-14(a) (West 2010)). Section

110-14(a) of the Procedure Code provides the following: “Any person incarcerated on a bailable

offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of such offense

shall be allowed a credit of $5 for each day so incarcerated upon application of the defendant.

However, in no case shall the amount so allowed or credited exceed the amount of the fine.” 725

ILCS 5/110-14(a) (West 2010). The State concedes this issue. We agree. See People v. Bennett,

246 Ill. App. 3d 550, 551-52, 616 N.E.2d 651, 651-52 (1993) (awarding the credit to a defendant

in custody on a bailable offense but held without bond by the circuit court). Thus, defendant is

entitled to a credit of $470 against his eligible fines.

¶ 26 D. Circuit Clerk Imposed Fines

¶ 27 Defendant asserts this court should vacate the fines imposed on him by the circuit

clerk because they are void. The fines for which defendant seeks vacatur are the following

assessments: $95 “fine,” $50 “Court,” $10 “Medical Costs,” $30 “Lump Sum Surcharge,” $10

“Child Advocacy Fee,” and $8 “State Police Ops.” The State agrees with defendant’s

aforementioned contention. Defendant also seeks vacatur of the $2 “SA [State’s Attorney]

Automation Fee” because it was a fine or not in effect at the time of his offense. The State

disagrees with that argument. The propriety of the imposition of fines and fees presents a

question of law, which this court reviews de novo. People v. Guja, 2016 IL App (1st) 140046,

¶ 69, 51 N.E.3d 970.

¶ 28 “Although circuit clerks can have statutory authority to impose a fee, they lack

authority to impose a fine, because the imposition of a fine is exclusively a judicial act.”

(Emphases omitted.) People v. Smith, 2014 IL App (4th) 121118, ¶ 18, 18 N.E.3d 912. Thus,

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“any fines imposed by the circuit clerk are void from their inception.” People v. Larue, 2014 IL

App (4th) 120595, ¶ 56, 10 N.E.3d 959.

¶ 29 We recognize the Illinois Supreme Court abolished the “void sentence rule”

established in People v. Arna, 168 Ill. 2d 107, 113, 658 N.E.2d 445, 448 (1995), which held any

judgment failing to conform to a statutory requirement was void. People v. Castleberry, 2015 IL

116916, ¶ 1, 43 N.E.3d 932. The Castleberry opinion does not change the outcome here. Fines

imposed by the circuit clerk are still void, and we have jurisdiction to rule on any amount

improperly imposed. See People v. Gutierrez, 2012 IL 111590, ¶ 14, 962 N.E.2d 437 (stating

“the appellate court had jurisdiction to act on void orders of the circuit clerk”). Moreover, a void

judgment can be challenged “ ‘at any time or in any court, either directly or collaterally.’ ”

Sarkissian v. Chicago Board of Education, 201 Ill. 2d 95, 103, 776 N.E.2d 195, 201 (2002)

(quoting Barnard v. Michael, 392 Ill. 130, 135, 63 N.E.2d 858, 862 (1945)).

¶ 30 We agree with the parties the following are fines: $95 unspecified fine; the $50

court finance assessment (Smith, 2014 IL App (4th) 121118, ¶ 54, 18 N.E.3d 912); the $10

medical costs assessment (Larue, 2014 IL App (4th) 120595, ¶ 57, 10 N.E.3d 959); the $30 lump

sum surcharge (People v. Warren, 2016 IL App (4th) 120721-B, ¶ 129, 55 N.E.3d 117); the $10

child advocacy fee (People v. Jones, 397 Ill. App. 3d 651, 660, 921 N.E.2d 768, 775 (2009)); and

the $8 State Police operations assessment (Millsap, 2012 IL App (4th) 110668, ¶ 31, 979 N.E.2d

1030). Thus, the assessments were improperly imposed by the circuit clerk. Accordingly, we

vacate those fines. However, we decline the State’s request to remand the case for the circuit

court to impose the mandatory fines. This court agrees with the Third District’s conclusion our

supreme court’s decision in Castleberry, 2015 IL 116916, ¶ 25, 43 N.E.3d 932, prevents a

remand for the imposition of the statutorily mandated fines because that act would result in an

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impermissible increase in the defendant’s sentence on appeal. People v. Wade, 2016 IL App (3d)

150417, ¶ 13. The State is not without recourse, as it may file a petition for a writ of mandamus

seeking to have the circuit court impose the statutorily mandated fines. See Wade, 2016 IL App

(3d) 150417, ¶ 13.

¶ 31 As to the State’s Attorney automation fee, we continue to follow our decision in

Warren, 2016 IL App (4th) 120721-B, ¶ 115, 55 N.E.3d 117. There, we held that, because the

legislature intended the assessment to reimburse the State’s Attorneys for their expenses related

to automated record-keeping systems, the assessment was not punitive in nature and thus

constituted a fee. Moreover, we found “the circuit clerk could properly impose the assessment

against defendant, even though the provision authorizing the assessment became law after

defendant committed the offenses charged in this case.” Warren, 2016 IL App (4th) 120721-B,

¶ 115, 55 N.E.3d 117. Thus, we do not vacate the $2 State’s Attorney automation fee.

¶ 32 III. CONCLUSION

¶ 33 For the reasons stated, we vacate the imposition of the following assessments: $95

“fine,” $50 “Court,” $10 “Medical Costs,” $30 “Lump Sum Surcharge,” $10 “Child Advocacy

Fee,” and $8 “State Police Ops.” We affirm the judgment of the Coles County circuit court in all

other respects and remand the cause for an amended sentencing judgment consistent with this

order. As part of our judgment, we award the State its $50 statutory assessment against defendant

as costs of this appeal.

¶ 34 Affirmed in part and vacated in part; cause remanded with directions.

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