Legal Opinion
People v. Brooks
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 2009No. 105953PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
After pleading guilty to one count of criminal sexual assault, the defendant, Derrick M. Brooks, was admonished by the circuit court of Vermilion County pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 605(b) (210 Ill. 2d R. 605(b)) that if he wanted to appeal he first had to file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea or reconsider his sentence as required by Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (210 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)). Defendant did not file such a motion but, instead, sent a letter to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- People v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
- People v. MerriweatherAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- People v. PerezAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- People v. GrantAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
- People v. GrantAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
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