Opinion
No. 122794
03-25-2020
PEOPLE State of Illinois, Respondent, v. Saphonte KUYKENDOLL, Petitioner.
Petition for Leave to Appeal Denied.
In the exercise of this Court's supervisory authority, the Appellate Court, First District, is directed to vacate its judgment in People v. Kuvkendoll, case No. 01-15-3504 (09/05/17). The appellate court is directed to consider the effect of this Court's opinion in People v. Buffer, 2019 IL 122327, on the issue of whether defendant's sentence constitutes a de facto life sentence in violation of the Eighth Amendment and Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), and determine if a different result is warranted.
Anne M. Burke, C.J. took no part
Neville, J. took no part.