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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

Judge questions constitutionality of resentencing law as prosecutors ask him to reconsider case of convicted burglar

A Cook County judge Thursday questioned why a convicted felon’s good behavior in prison should be “rewarded” by reducing his sentence — particularly when he’s already expected to be released next year — and whether it would even be constitutional for a judge to do so. 

Judge Stanley Sacks appeared skeptical on both points as prosecutors asked him to reconsider two prison terms he had personally handed down to convicted burglar Charles Miles a decade ago. 

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