People v. Benford

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’MALLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Blanche Benford, was indicted for unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a church (720 ILCS 570/407(b)(l) (West 2000)). She entered a negotiated plea in which she agreed to an eight-year term of imprisonment. After being sentenced, defendant moved to withdraw her guilty plea. The trial court denied the motion and defendant appeals. We affirm.

Defendant argues that the court did not properly admonish her pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 402(a) (177 Ill. 2d R. 402(a)) in that…