Court Opinion

ID: 9860765
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 23:32:03.220182+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:26:39.083599
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE LYTTON, specially concurring: I wish to state that we are not so much overruling People v. Williams, 344 Ill. App. 3d 334 (2003), as acknowledging a developing pattern that brings us to our decision today. In People v. Parker, 344 Ill. App. 3d 728 (2003), this court remanded for proper admonishments after the State conceded that defendant was not given a proper admonition under Rule 605(a)(3). In this case, the necessity of showing prejudice was not argued, the parties likely recognizing that, as the majority states, prejudice is inherent when admonishments are not given. Thus, remand is necessary when the trial court does not prpperly admonish a defendant under Rule 605(a).