People v. Hillier

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• holding that, to preserve claims for appeal, a defendant must make both a contemporaneous objection and file a written postsentencing motion raising the issue
• holding that to preserve claims for appeal and avoid forfeiture, a defendant must make both a contemporaneous objection and file a written postsentencing motion raising the issue
• recognizing that “[i]t is well settled that, to preserve a claim of sentencing error, both a contemporaneous objection and a written postsentencing motion raising the issue are required”
• holding that defendant forfeited his arguments, precluding review, and thus leading court to affirm
• holding that defendant forfeited his arguments, precluding review, and thus leading court to affirm
• explaining that when a defendant forfeits review of his claims and does not argue plain error, the appellate court should not reach the merits of those issues

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