People v. Rousey

Defendant Stephen L. Rousey pleaded guilty to armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 18—2) and aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12—16(a)(1)). The trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 14 and 17 years’ imprisonment, respectively.

Defendant filed a pro se motion to reconsider his sentence two months after the sentencing hearing. The court dismissed the motion as untimely. This court allowed defendant to file a late notice of appeal. On appeal, defendant claims he was denied due process when the trial court dismissed his untimely motion to…