People v. Davis

On September 19, 1989, in the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant, David L. Davis, pleaded guilty to the offense of burglary. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 19—1.) At the sentencing hearing, he received an extended-term, 10-year prison sentence. Subsequently, defendant filed a motion seeking to withdraw his guilty plea, which the court denied. He appealed, and the appellate court, with one justice dissenting, reversed the court’s decision, finding the court erred in denying the motion. (204 Ill. App. 3d 836.) Thereafter, this court granted the State’s petition for leave to…