PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT W. GUTTENDORF, Defendant-Appellant. | Appeal from the Circuit Court of the 21st Judicial Circuit Kankakee County, Illinois No. 97--CF--587 Honorable Daniel Gould, Judge, Presiding. |
JUSTICE LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:
The issue in this case is whether defendant's closed circuit television appearance at his guilty plea hearing violates his right to be physically present under the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I,