SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 16 -- The Illinois Courts Office issued the following opinion on Jan. 16:
1. The defendant, James O'Neal Jr., appeals the St. Clair County circuit court's order regarding his pretrial release pursuant to article 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/110-1 et seq. (West 2022)), as amended by Public Act 101-652 (eff. Jan. 1, 2023), commonly known as the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act (Act).1 See Pub. Act 101-652, section 10-255 (eff. Jan. 1, 2023); Pub. Act 102-1104, section 70 (eff. Jan. 1, 2023); Rowe v. Raoul, 2023 IL 129248, 52 (lifting stay and setting effective date as September 18, 2023).
2. I. BACKGROUND
3. On May 24, 2023, the State charged the def...