People v. Trinka

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant George Anthony Trinka, following a plea of guilty to a charge of misdemeanor theft, was sentenced to nine (9) months at the State Penal Farm, by the circuit court of Rock Island County.

On appeal in this court, defendant contends that the court failed to properly admonish him in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 402 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, par. 402). His contentions are specifically that the court failed to advise him properly of the nature of the charge against him pursuant to section 402(a)(1); that he was not…