People v. Linder

CHIEF JUSTICE FREEMAN,

specially concurring:

Since the filing of our decision in People v. Evans, 174 Ill. 2d 320 (1996), both this court and our appellate court have been beset with appeals which continue to raise questions concerning the proper application of Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (145 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)) once a plea agreement has been accepted by the circuit court. The procedural history of this case is typical of these appeals. See 186 Ill. 2d at 69-71. See also People v. Clark, 183 Ill. 2d 261, 264-65 (1998) (noting procedural history of the case). That these questions continue to arise…