People v. Price

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court;

Defendant-appellant, 19-year-old Leland Price, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of robbery pursuant to an agreement negotiated with the State. The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of 4 to 12 years for the robbery. Defendant contends on appeal that the State breached the plea agreement and that the trial court’s sentence on the plea of guilty was excessive.

Before accepting defendant’s guilty plea and imposing sentence, the trial court inquired into the circumstances surrounding the crime to which defendant pled…