People v. Breedlove

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Tazewell County in May 2001, defendant Alan W. Breedlove was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2000)). In August 2001, he was sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment. Upon imposing sentence, the trial court admonished defendant in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 605(a) (188 Ill. 2d R. 605(a)), which required the court to inform a defendant that, among other things, he had a right to an appeal and that he must file a notice of appeal in the trial court within 30 days of sentencing to preserve this right.

Under the rule…