People v. Brandon

This case involves procedural questions relating to how a defendant goes about having the appellate court review his direct appeal after it has been dismissed due to his attorney’s failure to comply with appellate procedure.

Defendant was convicted of possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(c)(2) (West 1992)) and possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1992)). The circuit court sentenced defendant to concurrent eight- and three-year terms of imprisonment, respectively. Defendant,…