Court Opinion

ID: 9523034
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 02:35:18.028304+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:04:30.047120
License: Public Domain

PRESIDING JUSTICE MYERSCOUGH, specially concurring. I write separately to disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the defendant does not comply with Supreme Court Rule 341(e)(7) (188 Ill. 2d R. 341(e)(7)). The defendant’s analogy to People v. Durgan, 281 Ill. App. 3d 863, 667 N.E.2d 730 (1996) (Fourth District), is well taken and a valid argument. However, it is not within the province of the appellate court to address this question. Rather, the supreme court must establish this special appellate procedure by rule. As the supreme court has not explicitly required the State to file a petition to reconsider before taking an appeal under Rule 604(a) (188 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)), I cannot say that it is required. I therefore concur with the judgment of the court, but dissent from the reasoning rejecting the defendant’s argument.