People v. McGee

The defendant, Mitchell McGee, pled guilty to theft. 720 ILCS 5/16 — 1 (West 1998). He was sentenced to a two-year term of imprisonment. He later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which was denied. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw the guilty plea because the court accepted his plea without requiring the State to establish a factual basis.

The record reflects that on September 29, 1998, the trial court held a hearing on the defendant’s guilty plea. During the hearing, the court asked defense counsel whether…