A Taylorville man has filed an appeal in court concerning an aggravated DUI that resulted in death. 48-year-old Robert Hodson was in Christian County Court Friday morning where Defense Attorney John Sharp filed the appeal. Hodson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for crossing the center line and hitting 19-year-old Haley Shoot, 20-year-old Zaydin Dudra, and Jade Thomas.  Shoot and Dudra were both fatally injured in the crash.  

The case will now move to the appellate court, where Judge Brad Paisley announced that the Office of the Appellate Defender is appointed to represent Hodson.  Sharp said Hodson would try to hire private counsel.