{ "id": 5274071, "name": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAYSON CHRISTY, Defendant-Appellant", "name_abbreviation": "People v. Christy", "decision_date": "1991-10-31", "docket_number": "No. 4\u201491\u20140218", "first_page": "1029", "last_page": "1030", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "220 Ill. App. 3d 1029" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.", "id": 8837, "name": "Illinois Appellate Court" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 29, "name_long": "Illinois", "name": "Ill." }, "cites_to": [ { "cite": "529 N.E.2d 218", "category": "reporters:state_regional", "reporter": "N.E.2d", "opinion_index": 0 }, { "cite": "124 Ill. 2d 93", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. 2d", "case_ids": [ 3218603 ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-2d/124/0093-01" ] }, { "cite": "570 N.E.2d 334", "category": "reporters:state_regional", "reporter": "N.E.2d", "year": 1988, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "335" } ], "opinion_index": 0 }, { "cite": "143 Ill. 2d 59", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. 2d", "case_ids": [ 5591661 ], "year": 1988, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "60-61" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-2d/143/0059-01" ] }, { "cite": "575 N.E.2d 935", "category": "reporters:state_regional", "reporter": "N.E.2d", "opinion_index": 0 }, { "cite": "216 Ill. App. 3d 561", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. App. 3d", "case_ids": [ 5288733 ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-app-3d/216/0561-01" ] } ], "analysis": { "cardinality": 224, "char_count": 3055, "ocr_confidence": 0.783, "pagerank": { "raw": 1.0052889892850951e-07, "percentile": 0.5403108443774135 }, "sha256": "23692f66daf5baeacccf450519bbec58baf11b4e71d7ac05a8a3487a3c9a130a", "simhash": "1:d28a65cca74d1b66", "word_count": 506 }, "last_updated": "2023-07-14T21:04:36.621238+00:00", "provenance": { "date_added": "2019-08-29", "source": "Harvard", "batch": "2018" }, "casebody": { "judges": [], "parties": [ "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAYSON CHRISTY, Defendant-Appellant." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "' PRESIDING JUSTICE LUND\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nOn December 5, 1990, defendant Jayson Christy entered a plea of guilty to four charges of burglary. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 19\u20141(a).) On February 6, 1991, defendant was sentenced to three concurrent terms of three years for three of the charges of burglary and one consecutive sentence of seven years for the remaining charge of burglary. Subsequently, defendant filed a motion to modify the seven-year consecutive sentence. At the time of filing the motion to modify, defense counsel did not file a certificate pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (134 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)), stating that counsel consulted with defendant and examined the trial court file prior to filing a motion to reconsider the sentence. The sole issue on appeal relates to whether a Rule 604(d) certificate is necessary when filing a motion to reconsider a sentence. Defendant contends the Rule 604(d) certificate was necessary, asks this court to vacate the trial court\u2019s March 19, 1991, order denying the motion to modify, and requests that this cause be remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.\nOur court in People v. Dickerson (1991), 216 Ill. App. 3d 561, 575 N.E.2d 935, specifically noted that counsel need not comply with Rule 604(d) when challenging only defendant\u2019s sentence. In People v. Wallace (1991), 143 Ill. 2d 59, 60-61, 570 N.E.2d 334, 335, our supreme court concluded that a motion to reconsider a sentence was a prerequisite to an appeal relating to that sentence, and that a motion to withdraw a guilty plea was not necessary. In People v. Wilk (1988), 124 Ill. 2d 93, 529 N.E.2d 218, the defendants filed motions to reconsider their sentences prior to appealing, but neither filed a Rule 604(d) motion. The appellate court dismissed the defendants\u2019 appeals for failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 604(d), that a motion to withdraw a guilty plea be filed before taking an appeal. The supreme court held that it was not necessary for them to file a Rule 604(d) motion because they were not appealing their guilty pleas. The cases were remanded to the appellate court for review of the sentences. If a certificate under Rule 604(d) had been necessary, the appeals would have been dismissed instead of remanded. We concluded, as stated in Dickerson, compliance with Rule 604(d) is not required when motions are filed for the purpose of modifying or reconsidering sentences. The trial court\u2019s order denying the motion to modify is affirmed.\nAffirmed.\nSTEIGMANN and McCULLOUGH, JJ., concur.", "type": "majority", "author": "' PRESIDING JUSTICE LUND" } ], "attorneys": [ "Daniel M. Kirwan and Janet Gandy Fowler, both of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.", "Charles Colburn, State\u2019s Attorney, of Jacksonville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and Peter C. Drummond, all of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAYSON CHRISTY, Defendant-Appellant.\nFourth District\nNo. 4\u201491\u20140218\nOpinion filed October 31, 1991.\nDaniel M. Kirwan and Janet Gandy Fowler, both of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.\nCharles Colburn, State\u2019s Attorney, of Jacksonville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and Peter C. Drummond, all of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People." }, "file_name": "1029-01", "first_page_order": 1051, "last_page_order": 1052 }