People v. Fikara

Supplemental Opinion Upon Denial of Rehearing

PRESIDING JUSTICE HUTCHINSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

In his petition for rehearing, defendant concedes that the trial court’s July 27, 2001, order was final and immediately appealable. However, defendant asserts that the trial court failed to order the clerk of the circuit court to provide him with immediate notice of the July 27, 2001, adverse judgment as required by Supreme Court Rule 651(b) (134 Ill. 2d R. 651(b)). Defendant therefore contends that he was never admonished as to the necessity of filing a timely notice of appeal from the…