People v. Nyberg

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA

dissenting:

I must respectfuUy dissent. I believe that there was a factual basis for defendant’s plea of guilty.

Supreme Court Rule 402(c) provides:

“The court shaU not enter final judgment on a plea of guilty without first determining that there is a factual basis for the plea.”

The Committee Comments regarding Rule 402(c) state:

“Such inquiry is not uncommon in current practice, but heretofore has not been specifically required by law. The language of paragraph (c) is based upon the recent revision of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and, as is…