People v. Guerrero

Defendant entered a guilty plea that was “negotiated as to charge and/or sentence” (see People v. Linder, 186 Ill. 2d 67, 77-78, 708 N.E.2d 1169, 1174 (1999) (Freeman, C.J., specially concurring)), that is, the State dismissed several other counts and agreed to cap its sentence recommendation at 18 years in prison. He filed a motion to reconsider sentence, which the trial court struck on the State’s motion, but no motion to vacate his guilty plea. On appeal, he raises for the first time his statutory entitlement to a $5-per-day credit against the street-value fine imposed as part of his…