People v. Fechter

Defendant filed petition to seal the records of four prior convictions, which was denied by circuit court. Section 5(f) of Criminal Identification Act does not apply to extend the time that the circuit court's judgment on Defendant's petition to seal records became final, as extension provision applies only to expungements. Thus Defendant failed to properly invoke Appellate Court's jurisdiction by timely filing a notice of appeal. Any right to the sealing of criminal records is cumulative to and independent of any right to expungement. (O'BRIEN and SCHMIDT, concurring.)