People v. Staple

Defendant Lincoln Staple appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw a plea of guilty to a charge of armed robbery under section 18—2(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 18—2(a)). We affirm.

The armed robbery charges alleged that defendant and two others robbed William Impens of $100 and, in the process, stabbed him in the throat and back with a knife. Defendant waited in the car while his codefendants completed the robbery and, afterward, drove the getaway car. He received $30 as proceeds of the robbery. Defendant claims he did not know his accomplices were…