People v. Waldorf

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant John Waldorf pled guilty to three counts of aggravated battery and was sentenced to five years’ probation. Subsequently defendant filed a petition to vacate the guilty plea. Following a hearing the trial court denied the petition. On appeal defendant contends: (1) the trial court failed to substantially comply with the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 402 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 402); (2) defendant was coerced into pleading guilty by his original trial attorney; (3) the trial court applied the wrong…