People v. Johnson

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOLDER WHITE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 In October 2016, the trial court sentenced defendant, Korey L. Johnson, in absentia . In August 2017, following his arrest on unrelated charges, defendant filed a "Motion for Resentencing Consideration." The trial court dismissed the motion as an untimely motion to reconsider sentence. See 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(d) (West 2016).

¶ 2 On appeal, defendant argues the trial court erred in denying his motion without first conducting an evidentiary hearing pursuant to section 115-4.1(e) of the Code of Criminal Procedure…