People v. Edwards

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant James R. Edwards appeals from judgment of the Circuit Court of Iroquois County finding Mm guilty of the crime of Armed Robbery pursuant to which he was sentenced to a term of five to ten years. The sole issue on appeal in this case, is the contention by defendant that the trial court did not properly admonish defendant as to the minimum and maximum possible sentences for the crime of Armed Robbery before accepting defendant’s plea of guilty, as required by Supreme Court Rule 402. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, § 402.

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