PEOPLE v. REED

Nos. 81422, 81683.

686 N.E.2d 584 (1997)

177 Ill.2d 389

226 Ill.Dec. 801

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Derrick REED, Appellant. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. David TURNER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, Michael Davidson, Assistant Public Defender, for Derrick Reed in No. 81422 and David Turner in No. 81683.

Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney Cook County, Crim. Appeals Div., Mari R. Hatzenbuehler, Assistant State's, Chicago, for the People.


Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the 1993 amendment to section 5-8-1(c) of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1(c) (West 1994)) requires that a defendant file a written post-sentencing motion in the trial court to preserve sentencing issues for appellate review. We conclude that it does.

BACKGROUND

Defendant Reed

After a bench trial in the...

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