PEOPLE v. BROOKS

No. 105953.

908 N.E.2d 32 (2009)

233 Ill.2d 146

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Derrick M. BROOKS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, and Frank Young, State's Attorney, Danville (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick, Eric M. Levin, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Robert J. Biderman, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Gary R. Peterson, Deputy Defender, Colleen Morgan, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellee.


OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

After pleading guilty to one count of criminal sexual assault, the defendant, Derrick M. Brooks, was admonished by the circuit court of Vermilion County pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 605(b) (210 Ill.2d R. 605(b)) that if he wanted to appeal he first had to file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea or reconsider his sentence as required by Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (210 Ill.2d R. 604...

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