People v. Evans

PRESIDING JUSTICE LEWIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This court has issued numerous Supreme Court Rule 23 (134 Ill. 2d R. 23) orders remanding cases to sentencing judges for noncompliance with section 5 — 3—1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 3—1 (now 730 ILCS 5/5 — 3—1 (West 1992)).) We are now issuing an opinion, so that sentencing judges are made aware of an increasing problem of noncompliance with section 5 — 3—1.

The defendant, Billy J. Evans, a/k/a Billee J. Evans, pursuant to negotiations, pleaded guilty to residential burglary,…