People v. Terrell

The defendant, Daniel Terrell, pursuant to a negotiated plea entered a plea of guilty to the charge of armed robbery. The Circuit Court of Peoria County sentenced the defendant to a term of not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) years in the penitentiary.

The defendant contends in this appeal that the trial court failed to inquire into the factual basis for the guilty plea as required by Supreme Court Rule 402(c) (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 110A, sec. 402(c)) which reads:

“The court shall not enter final judgment on a plea of guilty without first determining that there is a factual basis for…