People v. Seidel

The defendant, Donald H. Seidel, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and from his sentence. We affirm as modified.

The defendant entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of unlawful possession of more than 500 grams of cannabis with intent to deliver. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 56x/2, par. 705(e).) Following a hearing in aggravation and mitigation, the court sentenced the defendant to seven years of imprisonment and the payment of a $4,125 fine, based upon the street value of the cannabis involved. The court denied the defendant’s motion to…