People v. Townsend

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to an amended indictment charging him with the offense of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1) and was sentenced to from 1 to 6 years. On appeal he contends that the trial court’s admonishment as to the possible minimum sentence he could receive was erroneous, and that the “possible effect” of this admonishment was to induce his plea of guilty.

Defendant was initially charged with the offense of armed robbery. On motion of the state the indictment was amended to read “robbery.” Pursuant to a conference with the State’s Attorney, defendant…