People v. Ortiz

Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant, David Ortiz, pleaded guilty to driving while his driver’s license was revoked (625 ILCS 5/6—303(d) (West 1998)), and he was sentenced to 30 months’ intensive probation. One condition of defendant’s intensive probation required defendant to serve 18 months’ periodic imprisonment with 6 months stayed, and defendant was to be released from jail only for employment and substance abuse treatment. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred when it sentenced him to 18 months’ periodic imprisonment because the maximum sentence under the…