Returning home from a barbecue at 3 a.m.inrural Philo, Illinois, twenty-four-year-old Katie Daly skiddedonwet gravel and lost control of the all-terrain vehicle she was driving. Her nineteen-year-old cousin, Annie Daly, was thrown from the passenger seat and diedina hospital four hours later. At the time of the accident, Katie's blood alcohol level was well over the state's legal limit, and she was charged with felony aggravated driving under the influence (DUI). Given her family connection to the victim, local prosecutors agreed to a plea deal in which Katie would be spared prison, instead receiving a punishment of probation for her crime. Champaign County judge Richard Klaus rejected the plea bargain and sentenced Katie to three and half years in prison. The defense attorney appealed
the decision, and in December 2014, an Illinois appellate court agreed, ruling that Klaus had abused his discretion by putting the defendant behind bars and sentenced Katie to probation. Illinois uses an indeterminate sentencing model. If convicted to a prison sentence, Katie will not be eligible for what type of sanction?
A. Probation
B. Parole
C. Shock incarceration
D. All of the above
Answer: A
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