People v. Clemons

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2011 IL App (1st) 102329 FIRST DIVISION September 30, 2011 No. 1-10-2329 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DWAYNE CLEMONS, Defendant-Appellant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. No. 09 CR 21603 Honorable Brian Flaherty, Judge Presiding. JUSTICE ROCHFORD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Hoffman and Justice Hall concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Dwayne Clemons, appeals the denial of his "MOTION FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF PLEA AGREEMENT" (petition), which he filed pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2010)). Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that the trial court acted prematurely by denying his petition within 30 days of its filing and service, pursuant to People v. Laugharn, 233 Ill. 2d 318 (2009). We agree, vacate the denial of defendant's petition, and remand for further proceedings. ¶2 ¶3 I. Background Defendant had been charged with 12 counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, 2 counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, 2 counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and 1 count of aggravated assault, all relating to an October 26, 2009, incident. On March 4, 2010, defendant pled guilty to 1 count each of aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a

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