People v. Andrews

In December 2005, defendant, Justin J. Andrews, pleaded guilty to attempt (burglary) (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4(a), 19 — 1(a) (West 2004)) pursuant to a fully negotiated guilty plea. After accepting defendant’s guilty plea, the trial court sentenced him to six years in prison.

In July 2006, defendant filed an amended petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 through 122 — 8 (West 2006)), which the trial court later denied.

Defendant appealed, arguing that (1) this court should reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for an evidentiary hearing because it was…