The PEOPLE v. Ward

The principal question presented by appeHant is whether his plea of guilty to attempted murder was invalid because he was not sufficiently admonished as to the sentence. Defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of two to twenty years. The pertinent part of the admonition was, “the court has the authority to sentence you to any time up to 20 years. Do you understand that?”

The relevant portion of the statute fixing the penalty for attempt is found in Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, par. 8 — 4, subsection (c) provides as foUows:

"(c) Penalty

A person convicted of an attempt may be fined…