People v. Newbolds

Defendant Anthony Newbolds appeals from a conviction and five-year prison term which he received on November 24,1980, after pleading guilty to burglary and theft of property valued in excess of $150. The defendant filed his notice of appeal pro se with the circuit court on December 29, 1980, but failed to precede this notice with a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, as required by Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110A, par. 604(d)). Appellant now asks that this court remand the cause so that he may properly perfect his appeal.

A Supreme Court Rule 604(d) motion is a…