People v. Rodriquez

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Valentino Rodriquez, appeals from a conviction and sentence of 1 to 3 years based on his plea of guilty to a charge of escape from the Vandalia Correctional Center in violation of section 3 — 6—4(a) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, § 1003—6—4(a)). Defendants only contention on this appeal is that the record as a whole fails to establish a factual basis for the plea of guilty, as required by Supreme Court Rule 402(c) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, $ 402(c)). The rationale for this…