People v. Whittenburg

*776 ¶ 1 Defendant Franshawn Whittenburg, pursuant to a negotiated guilty plea, was convicted of criminal damage to property and theft and sentenced to concurrent prison terms of six years with fines and fees imposed. Defendant subsequently filed a petition for relief from judgment, asserting that his conviction was void. 735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2016). The circuit court denied defendant's petition, and he filed a notice of appeal on October 27, 2016. In this court, defendant abandons any argument as to whether his conviction is void. Instead, his sole argument-raised for the first time on…