People v. Goleash

In July 1995, defendant, Joseph J. Goleash, Jr., pleaded guilty to deceptive practices (720 ILCS 5/17 — 1 (West 1994)) and received a probationary sentence. In December 1998, the State filed a petition to revoke defendant’s probation, alleging that he violated a criminal statute by driving a car while his license was revoked (DWR) (625 ILCS 5/6 — 303 (West Supp. 1997)). Defendant admitted that he had done so, and the trial court scheduled a resentencing hearing for March 1999. At that hearing, the court discharged defendant’s probation but found him guilty of indirect criminal contempt and…