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730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (2026)

Judgment

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(730 ILCS 5/5-1-12) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-12)
    Sec. 5-1-12. Judgment.
    "Judgment" means an adjudication by the court that the defendant is guilty or not guilty, and if the adjudication is that the defendant is guilty, it includes the sentence pronounced by the court.
(Source: P.A. 77-2097.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: People v. Cole, 2012 IL App (1st) 102499, 977 N.E.2d 1189.
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People v. Cole, 2012 IL App (1st) 102499, 977 N.E.2d 1189. · cites it 3× “See also 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 2010) (“ ‘Judgment’ means an adjudication by the court that the defendant is guilty or not guilty, and if the adjudication is that the defendant is guilty, it includes the sentence pronounced by the court.”
People v. Kliner, 705 N.E.2d 850 (Ill. 1998). “" 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 1996). Thus, a jury verdict is not a judgment of conviction because only the trial judge renders a judgment in a case.”
People v. Atkins, 2024 IL App (1st) 230252-U. · cites it 2× “The trial court sentenced defendant to seven years in prison on count II, the UUWF charge, and merged counts III and IV into count II. Therefore, since the sentence was only imposed on count II and a conviction requires a finding of guilt and a sentence, defendant stands…”
People v. McCain, 2025 IL App (1st) 240873, 279 N.E.3d 788. · cites it 2× “) 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 2022); 20 ILCS 2630/5.”
In re S.R., 2025 IL App (1st) 250218, 278 N.E.3d 1046. · cites it 2× “3d 488, 491 (1984); 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 2022) (“ ‘Judgment’ means an adjudication by the court that the defendant is guilty or not guilty, and if the adjudication is that the defendant is guilty, it includes the sentence pronounced by the court.”
People v. Mejia-Maya, 2022 IL App (1st) 191968-U. “See 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 2016) (a conviction requires both a finding of guilt and a sentence); People v.”
Gnutek v. Illinois Gaming Bd., No. 1:17-cv-00808 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 19, 2022). “730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 provides that a criminal judgment occurs when there is a finding of guilt and a sentence has been pronounced by the court.”
People v. Bush, 2024 IL App (1st) 230728-U. “See 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 2022) (a conviction requires both a finding of guilt and a sentence); People v.”
People v. Prorok, 2020 IL App (1st) 190350-U. “See 730 ILCS 5/5-1-12 (West 2012) (a conviction requires both a finding of guilt and a sentence); People v.”
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