People v. Dominguez

This case presents issue as to whether trial court gave defendant adequate admonishments, when accepting defendant’s guilty plea to charge of criminal sexual assault of child. Appellate Court, in affirming trial court, found that defendant was substantially admonished of all of his appeal/post-plea rights where substance of Rule 605 was conveyed to defendant, and where defendant signed acknowledgment form. In his petition for leave to appeal, defendant argued that he was entitled to remand because: (1) certain rights were not conveyed to him; and (2) he was not conversant in English. Defendant also argued that review was appropriate to determine what, if any, prejudice must be established if trial court fails to strictly comply with Rule 605.