People v. Short

The defendant Richard Short raises several issues in this appeal, but we first direct our attention to whether the admonition given by the trial court before it accepted the defendant’s plea of guilty is adequate.

On December 8, 1970, a jury was selected in the circuit court of Kankakee County to hear a case charging the defendant with the crimes of armed robbery and rape. The following day prior to the commencement of the trial the defendant elected to forego a jury trial and to enter a plea of guilty to the crime of armed robbery. The State in turn agreed to nolle prosse the rape charge and…