Appellate Court of Illinois January 14, 2000, 3-99-0230 (People v. Guttendorf)

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, § 8), the United States Constitution (U.S. Const., amends. VI, XIV) and Illinois Supreme Court Rule 402 (177 Ill. 2d R. 402).