People v. Little

Defendant, Rodney Little, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to reduce sentence following a guilty plea contending the proceedings surrounding the filing and hearing of the motion were pro forma only and, therefore, violated Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (188 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)). We reverse and remand with directions.

In February 2001, defendant pleaded guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a violation of section 12— 14.1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14.1(a)(1) (West 2000)). On or about August 30, 2000, defendant, who was over…