People v. Kane

Defendant, Timothy D. Kane, entered an open guilty plea to escape (720 ILCS 5/31 — 6(c) (West 2004)). He was sentenced as a Class X offender (see 730 ILCS 5/5 — 5—3(c)(8) (West 2004)) to 20 years in prison. The trial court denied his motion to reconsider his sentence. On appeal, we remanded the cause for compliance with Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (210 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)) (People v. Kane, No. 2 — 07—1274 (2008) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)). On remand, defendant’s motion to reconsider his sentence was denied, and he appealed (appeal No. 2 — 08—0875).

Defendant then petitioned…