People v. Edmonson

Justices McLaren and Hudson concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, James E. Edmonson, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to burglary (720 ILCS 5/19—1(a) (West 2006)) and possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4—103(a) (West 2006)). As part of the plea agreement, the parties agreed to cap the sentence at 20 years, resulting in a negotiated plea and a sentence that could not be challenged through a motion to reconsider the sentence and an appeal from a denial of such a motion. See Ill. S. Ct. R. 604(d) (eff. July 1, 2006);…