People v. Adkisson

This court has previously entered an opinion in this case which reversed the convictions of the defendant, Ricky L. Adkisson, for two offenses of attempt murder. (People v. Adkisson (1979), 78 Ill. App. 3d 923, 397 N.E.2d 922.) The reversal was predicated on a determination that plain error was committed when prior to the disposition of the defendant’s case before the trial court, during a hearing on a Rule 604(d) motion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 604(d)) there was a failure to properly admonish or inform the defendant as to the requisite mental state which must be alleged to…