People v. Williams

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Probation
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL App (2d) 130585
Decision Date: 
Friday, February 27, 2015
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Winnebago Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
SPENCE
Defendant pled guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm, and sentenced to 36-month term of probation. Court then held hearing on revocation of probation Court ejected three spectators from revocation hearing, after prosecutor complained that spectators had followed citizen witnesses from courthouse. Whether there is a constitutional right to a public hearing on probation revocation hearing is not sufficiently settled to permit review under plain-error rule. (ZENOFF and BURKE, concurring.)