People v. Thompson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

James Thompson, defendant, was represented by the public defender of Cook County when he entered a negotiated plea of guilty to armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2). Defendant was sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years in the penitentiary. He subsequently filed a timely request that the plea be withdrawn and the judgment entered thereon be vacated, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(d). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(d).) Other counsel was thereafter appointed, and he filed a formal motion under that…