People v. Cochrane

The defendant, Tracy A. Cochrane, entered a plea of guilty to the offense of first-degree murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(2) (now 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(2) (West 1992)).) He was sentenced to a term of 67 years’ imprisonment in accordance with a plea agreement. On appeal, the defendant requests this court to remand the cause to the trial court to allow him to file a motion to withdraw his plea of guilty. For the following reasons, we remand.

On April 10, 1990, a grand jury sitting in Kane County returned an indictment charging the defendant with the offenses of first-degree…