People v. Dennis

Instead of requiring the State to prove its petition to revoke probation, defendant, Michael Dennis, admitted one of the alleged violations. On the strength of that admission, the trial court granted the petition and resentenced him to imprisonment. He appeals because in the hearing on the petition, the trial court failed to give him all the admonitions the supreme court required in People v. Hall, 198 Ill. 2d 173, 181, 760 N.E.2d 971, 975 (2001). We find substantial compliance with Hall and, therefore, affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

In October 1999, pursuant to a negotiated plea of guilty…