366 Ill. App. 3d 197 - People v. Beard’s Empirical Analysis

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26 state decisions

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1. “"Equal protection requires the government to deal with individuals who are `similarly situated' in a similar manner. [Citation.] The equal protection clause is triggered when the law `lays an unequal hand on those who have committed intrinsically the same quality of offense.' [Citation.] A claim that a statute violates the equal protection clause requires the determination of whether a fundamental right is involved or whether the statute discriminates against a suspect class. [Citation.] If neither factor is involved, the court uses the rational basis test to determine whether the statute irrationally differentiates between persons similarly situated. [Citation.] Under the rational basis test, the statutory classification need only bear a rational relationship to a legitimate state goal. [Citation.] An equal protection challenge governed by the rational basis standard is limited: `if any statement of facts may be reasonably conceived to justify the enactment, it must be upheld.' [Citation.]" People v. Beard, 366 Ill.App.3d 197, 205 , 303 Ill.Dec. 243 , 851 N.E.2d 141 (2006).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. S.B. · In Re SB