People v. Allan

In People v. Allan, 231 Ill. App. 3d 447, 454, 595 N.E.2d 1317, 172 Ill. Dec. 647 (1992), the trial court referenced the victim's death in a context similar to the instant case: "Looking at the statute also, as it talks about aggravation, it addresses itself to the aspect of causing bodily harm, and there is no question there was great bodily harm caused here, i.e., the death of a young man." In Allan, this court held that the trial court's statement evinced that it focused in aggravation upon the death of the victim. Allan, 231 Ill. App. 3d at 459.