People v. Phillips

This case returns to us following a remand from the supreme court. People v. Patrick, 233 Ill. 2d 62, 80-81, 903 N.E.2d 1 (2009). When last before us, we affirmed the defendant’s convictions for armed violence and aggravated battery. People v. Phillips, 371 Ill. App. 3d 948, 955, 864 N.E.2d 823 (2007). However, on the basis that the defendant was sentenced in absentia without an admonishment by the trial judge of the possibility that he could be sentenced in his absence if he failed to appear in court when required, we vacated the defendant’s sentences and remanded the case to the circuit…