People v. McElroy

Paul McElroy entered a plea of guilty to an information charging burglary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction entered on his plea and the resulting sentence of 3 to 15 years in the penitentiary.

Defendant claims that the record does not sustain a knowing plea; that the circumstances placed a duty upon the court to inquire into defendant’s competence; and that the sentence is excessive.

From the record it appears that the defendant, with the assistant public defender, first appeared before the judge who arraigned him on December 27th, 1968, and after having been admonished fully, waived…