People v. Bonham

The trial court found the defendant, Danny Bonham, guilty of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine) after a “stipulated bench trial” and sentenced him to six years in prison. The defendant now appeals, alleging he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that he did not receive admonitions required by Supreme Court Rule 402 (73 Ill. 2d R. 402) in regard to guilty pleas.

In April 1981 the court called this case for trial. The court admonished the defendant that he had a right to a jury trial and determined that the defendant was knowingly waiving that right. The prosecutor…