PEOPLE v. EDWARDS

No. 1-03-1629.

818 N.E.2d 814 (2004)

353 Ill. App.3d 475

288 Ill.Dec. 879

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

October 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier and Kristine A. Neal, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb and Sally L. Dilgart, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Frank Edwards was convicted of armed robbery without a firearm and vehicular invasion and sentenced to eight years in prison. On appeal, defendant questions the constitutionality of section 5-4-3(a-5) of the Unified Code of Corrections (the Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-4-3(a-5)(West 2002)), which requires convicted felons to submit specimens of blood to the Illinois Department of State Police for inclusion in...

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