People v. Delvillar

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Freeman specially concurred, with opinion.

Justice Kilbride specially concurred, with opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Leobardo Delvillar, was charged with several weapons violations. Defendant agreed to plead guilty to one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in return for a sentence recommendation. Defendant later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea on the grounds that he is a resident alien, and not a United States citizen, and that the circuit court failed to…