People v. Conner

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted along with two other defendants for the offense of aimed robbery in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2. Defendant pleaded not guilty at the arraignment and asserting a great deal of adverse publicity, moved for a change of venue which was denied. Thereafter, defendant appeared with his attorney and changed his plea to guilty and requested probation. The trial court accepted the plea, denied the request for probation, and sentenced the defendant to five to ten years in the Illinois State…