People v. Chatman

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County. The defendant, De Elvin Chatmon, was indicted for crimes of armed robbery and unlawful use of weapons. Following a guilty plea for the offense of armed robbeiy, the defendant was sentenced to a term of from two to four years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

The sole issue presented for review is whether the trial court failed to adequately admonish the defendant as to the possible maximum sentence which he could receive prior to accepting his guilty plea.

On January 12, 1972, the defendant, De Elvin Chatmon,…