Illinois SB0277 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to mandate natural life imprisonment for first-degree murder of a child under 5, and defines.

Illinois SB0277 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to impose a mandatory sentence of natural life imprisonment for first-degree murder if the defendant was 18 or older at the time of the crime and the victim was a child under 5 years old. The bill also defines "abusive head trauma" as a head injury caused by shaking, throwing, hitting, slamming, or jerking, including shaken baby syndrome. This definition is used to determine if the child died from injuries caused by the defendant.

Illinois SB0277 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to mandate natural life imprisonment for first-degree murder of a child under 5, and defines.

Illinois SB0277 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to impose a mandatory sentence of natural life imprisonment for first-degree murder if the defendant was 18 or older at the time of the crime and the victim was a child under 5 years old. The bill also defines "abusive head trauma" as a head injury caused by shaking, throwing, hitting, slamming, or jerking, including shaken baby syndrome. This definition is used to determine if the child died from injuries caused by the defendant.