720 ILCS 570/401.1

Truth-in-sentencing: defendants must serve more than 50% of the sentence imposed

July 1, 2021
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NOTE: The article below includes updated material to explore how Public Act 101-440 impacted truth-in-sentencing laws in Illinois. After an effective date of January 1, 2020, this Act opened a new avenue to sentence credit for eligible inmates. Defendants in felony cases are subject to special rules for their criminal sentence. Compared to misdemeanor sentencing, […]

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720 ILCS 570/401: Drug Trafficking & Distribution Offenses Under the Illinois Criminal Code

June 5, 2020
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Drug trafficking involves the transportation of illegal drugs and other controlled substances into the State of Illinois. Given the potential dangers involved with this type of enterprise, the Illinois Criminal Code imposes severe punishment for drug trafficking crimes. To understand the boundaries of it will be helpful to first review the Illinois laws against and […]

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What is Criminal Drug Trafficking in Illinois?

January 15, 2018
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Criminal drug trafficking in Illinois is a serious offense. There are a few types of criminal drug trafficking. 720 ILCS 550/5.1 outlines Cannabis Trafficking pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act while 720 ILCS 570/401.1 focuses on criminal drug trafficking pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act. Drug trafficking also applies to possession of a controlled substance […]

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