People v. Adams

The defendant Eugene Adams, Jr., was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2(b)) after a jury trial and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. He previously entered a guilty plea to the same offense and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment but the court allowed withdrawal of his guilty plea on a post-trial motion. The defendant appeals his sentence from the circuit court of Macon County, arguing the increased sentence violated his due process rights.

On April 29, 1987, the defendant pleaded guilty to the offense of voluntary manslaughter in connection…