People v. Martinez

The defendant, Roberto Martinez, appeals from the trial court’s order sentencing him to a six-month term of confinement in the Lake County jail following his admission to the allegations contained in a petition to revoke his probation. He contends on appeal that the trial court’s order was void because the court lacked the jurisdiction to enter it.

On February 13, 1985, the defendant pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 561/2, par. 704(d)) and was sentenced to a one-year term of probation. On February 13, 1986, the State filed a petition to revoke the…