People v. Hintze

After pleading guilty to an indictment charging felony theft, defendant, Charles Hintze, was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Rock Island County to two to four years in the penitentiary. On this appeal defendant argues the trial court erroneously accepted his plea of guilty because the court failed to comply with Supreme Court Rule 402. Ill, Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, sec. 402.

Although defendant has argued Supreme Court Rule 402 was not complied with in several respects, the only argument we believe it necessary to consider on this appeal is that relating to Supreme Court Rule 402(b),…