People v. Bradley

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 17,1966, the defendant, Raymond Bradley, was indicted for murder. On October 3, 1967, he pleaded guilty to and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. After a hearing in aggravation and mitigation he was sentenced to 12 to 20 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. This appeal is taken from that judgment.

The defendant argues in this court that the plea of guilty was improperly obtained by misrepresentation of his counsel; that defendant did not adequately understand the effect of his guilty plea; and that his…