People v. Hiatt

*490 *105 ¶ 1 Defendant, Robert Hiatt, was charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis. He entered into a plea agreement with the State in which he pled guilty to the charges and was released on his own recognizance to assist the authorities until his sentencing hearing. A month later, the State requested a revocation of Hiatt's recognizance bond, which the trial court granted, and a warrant was issued for Hiatt's arrest. Subsequently, the court sentenced Hiatt in absentia to nine years' imprisonment. Fifteen days later, Hiatt was arrested in Florida and extradited to Illinois, where…