People v. Triplett

Appellant was convicted upon his guilty plea of two counts of armed robbery in St. Clair County and was sentenced from 5 to 15 years on each count, sentences to run concurrently. The pleas and sentence were pursuant to plea negotiations. The appeal is based on alleged violations of Supreme Court Rule 402 (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 110A, sec. 402).

The record indicates that in admonishing the defendant, the court stated:

“THE COURT: * * * First, you are charged with the crime of armed robbery. This carries a penalty from five up to any number of years. Do you understand that?

DEFENDANT TRIPLETT: Yes,…