People v. Wilk

The defendants, David Wilk, Heidi Erickson, Danny Brown and Eddie Wright, pleaded guilty, and were convicted and sentenced on separate and unrelated charges. Their cases were consolidated for the purpose of this appeal because they raise similar questions of law related to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (107 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)). Each of these defendants had filed a notice of appeal to the appellate court. Each of the appeals was dismissed for failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 604(d) that a motion to withdraw the guilty plea must be filed before taking an appeal. Rule 604(d)…