People v. Bailey

JUSTICE KNECHT,

specially concurring in part and dissenting in part:

I concur except as to the postsentencing motion. The motion to reduce sentence in this case is meaningless. Defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel at the postsentencing stage of her trial. Counsel missed two viable issues and appears to have given no consideration to any issues because the motion was prepared the same day as the sentencing hearing — whether before or after the hearing we do not know. While Rule 604(d) (188 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)) (effective November 1, 2000) does not apply here, the reasoning of…