PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 4-98-0423.

734 N.E.2d 1033 (2000)

315 Ill. App.3d 760

248 Ill.Dec. 742

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nathaniel HARPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Jacqueline L. Bullard, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Nathaniel Harper.

John P. Schmidt, States's Attorney, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In August 1995, defendant, Nathaniel Harper, entered a partially negotiated guilty plea to first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1994)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 50 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, arguing (1) his trial counsel did not file the required Supreme Court Rule 604(d) certificate (145 Ill.2d R. 604(d)) and (2) the trial court did not properly admonish him pursuant to Supreme...

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