People v. Harris

Sixth Division July 25, 2008 No. 1-06-2557 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cook County Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) 03 CR 23536 ) EDDIE HARRIS, ) ) Honorable Defendant-Appellant. ) Bertina E. Lampkin, ) Judge Presiding PRESIDING JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant Eddie Harris appeals the trial judge’s denial of his motion to vacate his guilty plea, arguing that he was denied his due process right to a fair hearing on his motion where the trial judge relied on her own recognition of events rather than the evidence before her,…