People v. Thurmond

Defendant, Wymond Thurmond, Jr., appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. On January 29, 1993, defendant entered a negotiated guilty plea to reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3(a) (now 720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(a) (West 1992))). Pursuant to the agreement, the court sentenced defendant to four years’ imprisonment. Defendant moved to withdraw the plea, contending that defense counsel had located an expert witness who would testify that the decedent, rather than defendant, was at fault in the fatal accident which resulted in defendant’s…