In People v. Stacey, 193 Ill. 2d 203, 737 N.E.2d 626, 250 Ill. Dec. 4 (2000), the Court held that an appellate court may reduce a sentence that is within statutory limits only where it is so out of line with the spirit and purpose of the law as to constitute an abuse of discretion by the trial judge. Stacey, 193 Ill. 2d at 210. In Stacey, the trial court imposed two consecutive 25-year sentences for momentarily touching the breasts of two young girls, over their clothing. Stacey, 193 Ill. 2d at 208. The sentences resulted from the defendant's prior Class 2 convictions, which made him eligible for Class X sentencing. Stacey, 193 Ill. 2d at 210. Our supreme court made a point of noting the classes of the crimes of which the defendant was actually convicted. Indeed, the trial court meted out such severe sentences for crimes that were only Class 2 felonies (one of which was an enhanced Class 2 felony), which under other circumstances would not have carried such great punishment. In reducing the defendant's sentences, our supreme court held, "Although such behavior is appalling and harmful, it is not severe enough to warrant a 25-year sentence." Stacey, 193 Ill. 2d at 210. In Stacey, the supreme court invoked the constitutional mandate to reduce a defendant's excessive sentences. In reaching its holding, the court relied exclusively on "the nature of the crimes" to determine that the defendant's sentences were unconstitutionally excessive, and it expressly stated that it was not reweighing "any aggravating or mitigating factors." Stacey, 193 Ill. 2d at 210.