People v. Turner

This appeal comes to us on the motion of defendant’s counsel, the office of the State Appellate Defender (OSAD), for remand for strict compliance with Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (210 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)).

I. BACKGROUND

In September 2009, the State charged defendant, Desmond Turner, with three counts of aggravated battery committed September 22, 2009, against a teacher’s assistant (count I), the school principal (count II), and a teacher at his school (count III), all Class 3 felonies, based on an incident on the school grounds wherein the three school employees attempted to break up an altercation…