Illinois · Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5)
725 ILCS 5 § 122-9: Motion to resentence by the People
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedure allowing a State's Attorney to petition a court to resentence a defendant if the original sentence no longer serves justice. The court may resentence the defendant to a term no greater than the original sentence, considering factors like rehabilitation and changed circumstances.
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