People v. Walraven

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant Richard Walraven raises several issues in this appeal, but we first direct our attention to whether the admonition given by the trial court before it accepted defendant’s plea of guilty is adequate.

The defendant was indicted by the Tazewell County Grand Jury with two separate offenses committed on different occasions.

Each of the indictments returned against the defendant charge him with committing the crime of burglary. The defendant entered into plea bargaining negotiations with the State and pled guilty to both…