People v. Morton

James Morton, Jr., defendant, pled guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault and was sentenced by the circuit court of Clinton County to 24 years’ imprisonment. Defendant filed a motion to reduce his sentence, but counsel did not file a certificate of compliance with Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (210 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)). The State agrees that a remand for the filing of a Rule 604(d) certificate is required. The State also contends that defense counsel does not necessarily have to file a new motion to reduce the sentence. We agree.

The question presented here arises from differing interpretations…