People v. Meza

Defendant Apolinar Meza was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder for the stabbing of his ex-wife, Ana Meza. 720 ILCS 5/8 — 4, 9 — 1 (West 2004). The defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to 22 years in prison. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial judge violated Supreme Court Rule 402(d)(2) (177 Ill. 2d R. 402(d)(2)) when he failed to give the defendant the opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea after the judge withdrew his offer to sentence the defendant to 15 years in prison. We affirm.

FACTS

The State and the defendant engaged in plea negotiations but failed…