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        "text": "JUSTICE BUCKLEY\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nFollowing a bench trial, defendant Hasaan Echols was convicted of burglary and sentenced to a Class X prison term of 20 years based on his criminal history. On appeal, defendant contends the mandatory Class X sentencing provision of section 5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) of the Unified Code of Corrections (the Code) (730 ILCS 5/5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) (West 1998)) is unconstitutional because it required his sentence to be increased based on prior convictions that were not charged in the indictment, submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.\nDefendant was convicted of burglary, a Class 2 felony (720 ILCS 5/19 \u2014 1 (West 1998)). Although a Class 2 felony provides for a possible prison sentence from three to seven years (730 ILCS 5/5 \u2014 8\u20141(a)(5) (West 1998)), defendant\u2019s prior convictions required him to receive a Class X prison sentence based on section 5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) of the Code. A Class X prison sentence ranges from 6 to 30 years, and the court imposed a 20-year sentence. 730 ILCS 5/5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) (West 1998).\nIn this appeal, defendant contends that the mandatory Class X sentencing provision of section 5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) of the Code is unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435, 120 S. Ct. 2348 (2000).\nThis court recently addressed and rejected defendant\u2019s exact contention in People v. Lathon, 317 Ill. App. 3d 573 (2000). In Lathon, the defendant argued that section 5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) was unconstitutional pursuant to Apprendi because it increased the maximum penalty to which the defendant was subject without any requirement of notice of the facts that \u2019subjected him to that increased penalty and a jury determination of whether those facts existed upon proof of a reasonable doubt. This court rejected the defendant\u2019s argument, noting that a defendant\u2019s recidivism is a narrow exception to the general rule articulated in Apprendi that \u201cany fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be alleged in the charging document, submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d Lathon, 317 Ill. App. 3d at 587. This court determined that Apprendi does not render section 5 \u2014 5\u20143(c)(8) unconstitutional because the ruling in Apprendi specifically excluded increased penalties based on prior convictions. Lathon, 317 Ill. App. 3d at 587; see also People v. Ramos, 318 Ill. App. 3d 181, 193 (2000). We agree and find defendant\u2019s argument without merit.\nAccordingly, the judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.\nAffirmed.\nGALLAGHER, RJ., and O\u2019MARA FROSSARD, J., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, of Chicago (Andrea Monsees, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.",
      "Richard A. Devine, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Alan J. Spellberg, and Susan M. Caraher, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel), for the People."
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    "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HASAAN ECHOLS, Defendant-Appellant.\nFirst District (6th Division)\nNo. 1\u201400\u20141066\nOpinion filed October 5, 2001.\nRita A. Fry, Public Defender, of Chicago (Andrea Monsees, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.\nRichard A. Devine, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Alan J. Spellberg, and Susan M. Caraher, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel), for the People."
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