People v. Harris

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Appellate Jurisdiction
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL App (1st) 141778
Decision Date: 
Monday, June 20, 2016
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 1st Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed as modified.
Justice: 
HARRIS

Court denied Defendant's motion to vacate his voluntary dismissal of his postconviction petition. Appellate court is without jurisdiction to hear Defendant's appeal of that denial, as notice of appeal was not timely filed. Trial court lost jurisdiction over matter 30 days after it denied motion to vacate, and Defendant's appeal was not timely filed, as it was not filed within 30 days after that denial.(CUNNINGHAM and CONNORS, concurring.)