People v. King

On October 30, 2001, defendant, Cordell King, was charged by indictment with forgery (720 ILCS 5/17 — 3(a)(2) (West 2000)). On November 7, 2002, defendant moved the court to dismiss the charge on former jeopardy grounds. On January 24, 2003, the court denied the motion. On March 13, 2003, defendant filed a pro se notice of appeal, arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, we dismiss the appeal.

Supreme Court Rule 604 (188 Ill. 2d R. 604) authorizes certain interlocutory appeals in criminal cases. Rule 604(f) permits a defendant to file an…