People v. Avery

Defendant pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Jackson County to illegal possession of a controlled substance containing heroin, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than four years. In this appeal he questions the sufficiency of the information to which he pleaded, and also the sufficiency of the trial court’s compliance with Supreme Court Rules 401 and 402 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, secs. 401, 402).

The information charged that “* * # Michael Avery committed the offense of Illegal Possession of a Controlled Substance * * * in that he…