People v. Shockley

Defendant appeals the order of the Circuit Court of Madison County sentencing him to a prison term of two to six years following revocation of his probation for burglary.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the offense of burglary in a negotiated plea on March 13, 1975. The evidence against the defendant showed that he and two other youths had burglarized the home of a vacationing family, taking several guns and a coin collection. Upon his arrest on the basis of a tip given to police, the defendant confessed his guilt, implicated his partners in crime, and aided police in the recovery of the stolen…