People v. DeRosa

The defendant, Danny A. DeRosa, pled guilty to two counts of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(2) (West 2006)). In exchange for the defendant’s guilty plea, the State dropped two additional charges and agreed that the sentences imposed on the two remaining charges would be served concurrently. The court sentenced the defendant to extended-term sentences of 45 years on each count, and he filed a motion to reconsider that sentence, arguing that extended-term sentences were improper under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435, 120 S. Ct. 2348 (2000). He did not file a motion…