Defendant pled guilty in 2 separate cases to aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Please were entered simultaneously pursuant to agreement with the State that provided that Defendant would pay certain fines. Defendant moved to revoke a fine. A defendant who enters a negotiated plea should be permitted to seek relief based on hardship or inability to pay, without seeking to rescind the plea agreement. Court made error of law in denying Defendant's motion to revoke a fine on the basis that Defendant had not moved to withdraw his plea. The relief Defendant seeks would not change the terms of the agreement. Remanded to determine whether there is good cause to revoke Defendant's fine. (BURKE and SCHOSTOK, concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Fines