People v. Kendall

Defendant, Anthony Kendall, pleaded guilty to the offenses of attempted murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 8—4(a), 9 — 1(a)(1)) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2), and he was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to reconsider the sentence or, in the alternative, to withdraw his guilty plea. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court failed to consider the proper factors in determining the sentence, and (2) defendant deserves a rehearing on his motion to withdraw his guilty plea because his attorney did…