The People v. Day

PRESIDING JUSTICE BOWMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In December 1994, defendant, Will J. Day, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12— 4.2 (West 1994)) and agreed to a 15-year prison sentence. The State agreed to dismiss other pending charges against him including a mob action charge. Defendant filed timely pro se motions to withdraw his plea and vacate the judgment and to reduce his sentence. Defendant’s appointed counsel made changes to defendant’s claims and presented a modified motion to withdraw the plea in accordance with Supreme…