PEOPLE v. SOMERS

No. 114054.

984 N.E.2d 471 (2013)

2013 IL 114054

368 Ill. Dec. 525

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Michael SOMERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Karen Munoz , Deputy Defender, Allen H. Andrews , Asst. Appellate Defender, Springfield, IL, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Atty. Gen., Springfield, IL, Thomas J. Brown , State's Atty., Pontiac, IL, Michael A. Scodro , Sol. Gen., Michael M. Glick , Joshua M. Schneider , Asst. Attys. Gen., Chicago, IL, for the People.


OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 At issue is whether the appellate court properly remanded the cause for a hearing on the defendant's ability to pay a public defender fee when more than 90 days had passed since the entry of the final order at the trial court level. On the facts before us, we hold that the cause was properly remanded for a new hearing.

¶ 2 BACKGROUND

¶ 3 The State...

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