People v. Stevenson

Defendant was convicted of burglary after bench trial. As court had already denied trial counsel's motion to reconsider sentence, Defendant's pro se motion to reconsider sentence was a repetitious and successive postsentencing motion and not properly filed per Rule 606(b), and was not accompanied by notice of motion and thus not brought to court's attention within reasonable time. Thus, pro se motion did not invalidate previously-filed notice of appeal, and thus court was without authority to consider motion. State's participation in proceedings, without objecting to court's jurisdiction, did not revest court with jurisdiction, as participation was not inconsistent with merits of final judgment. (R. GORDON and GARCIA, concurring.)