People v. Lugo

PRESIDING JUSTICE ZENOFF

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal presents the question of whether the proof of mailing requirements of Supreme Court Rule 373 (155 Ill. 2d R. 373) can be satisfied by a postmark affixed to an envelope taped to the back of a notice of appeal. We conclude that it cannot.

BACKGROUND

Defendant, Joe H. Lugo, was indicted on three counts of solicitation of murder for hire (720 ILCS 5/8 — 1.2(a) (West 2000)). On May 14, 2002, defendant pleaded guilty to count I and the trial court granted the State’s motion to nol-pros counts II and III. Following its denial of…