People v. Gorss

Defendant pled guilty to one count of aggravated driving under the influence and was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment. Trial court denied defendant’s motion to reconsider sentence and defendant appealed. Appellate court affirmed. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed, finding that defense counsel was required to strictly comply with Rule 604(d) and did not do so when he failed to state that he consulted with defendant regarding defendant's contentions of error with respect to entry of the guilty plea. In doing so, the court overruled People v. Peltz, 2019 IL App (2d) 170465. (ANNE M. BURKE, GARMAN, THEIS, MICHAEL J. BURKE, OVERSTREET, and CARTER, concurring)