# People v. Wooters

> Illinois Supreme Court · November 18, 1999 · 188 Ill. 2d 500

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9819031

## Case

- **Full name:** The PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JESSICA WOOTERS, Appellee
- **Court:** Illinois Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 18, 1999
- **Citations:** 188 Ill. 2d 500; 243 Ill. Dec. 33; 722 N.E.2d 1102; 1999 Ill. LEXIS 1480
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Heiple
- **Judges:** McMorrow, Freeman, Bilandic, Heiple, Rathje
- **Cited by:** 91 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- noting that most provisions of the enactment related to the subject of the act — crime—but that all did not and, therefore, the public act in question violated the single subject rule
- noting that most provisions of the enactment related to the subject of the act—crime—but that all did not and, therefore, the public act in question violated the single subject rule

## Opinion text

JUSTICE HEIPLE, also specially concurring:
I agree with Justice McMorrow’s conclusion that Public Act 89 — 203 was passed in violation of the single-subject clause of the Illinois Constitution. Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV § 8. Because the court today strikes down this Act under the single subject clause, it is entirely inappropriate for the court to render an opinion on the constitutionality of section 5 — 8—l(a)(l)(c)(ii) of the Unified Code of Corrections under article I, section 11 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970. Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 11. I agree with Justices Rathje and Bilandic and Chief Justice Freeman that a majority of this court today expresses no opinion as to the issues discussed in section A of Justice McMorrow’s opinion. Section A of that opinion has failed to gain the approval of a majority of the court and therefore does not constitute the law of Illinois.
JUSTICE RATHJE joins in this special concurrence.

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