People v. Foster

This case addresses the ramifications of a defendant’s failure to file a written motion for reconsideration of a sentence in violation of Rule 604(d) where the trial judge has also failed to admonish the defendant regarding this requirement as mandated by Rule 605(b). The appellate court dismissed defendant’s appeal of his sentence (No. 4 — 94—0451 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)), ruling that it could not consider the appropriateness of defendant’s sentence because of defendant’s failure to comply with the written-motion requirement of Rule 604(d). This court granted…