People v. Nyberg

Defendant, Barbara Sue Nyberg, was indicted for the murder of her 41/2-month-old son. After two days of a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant entered a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of 5 to 20 years in the penitentiary. Defendant appealed, and the appellate court, with one judge dissenting, reversed the judgment of the circuit court and remanded the cause with directions to allow defendant to plead anew. (People v. Nyberg, 24 Ill. App. 3d 41.) The appellate court found that there was no factual basis to support the plea of guilty.…