People v. LeFlore

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Right to Counsel
Citation
Case Number: 
2013 IL App (1st) 100659
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
District: 
2nd Dist.
Division/County: 
Kane Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
HUTCHINSON
Defendant was not properly admonished under Rule 401(a) prior to waiving his right to counsel, Admonishing a defendant as to possible penalties for most serious crime with which charged is especially important where, due to prior convictions, a defendant faces mandatory Class X sentencing. Defendant was not informed of the maximum sentence of 30 years as Class X sentence, and was twice misinformed of sentencing range.(McLAREN, concurring; BIRKETT, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)