People ex rel. Berlin v. Bakalis, 2018 IL 122435
Petitioner Robert B. Berlin, States Attorney of Du Page County, seeks mandamus pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 381 (eff. July 1, 2017) against respondent, the Honorable George J. Bakalis, judge of the circuit court of Du Page County. Petitioner asks this court to direct the circuit court to vacate defendants one-year term of mandatory supervised release (MSR) and impose the mandatory four-year MSR term required under section5-8-1(d)(6) of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1(d)(6) (West 2014)). For the following reasons, we award mandamus.