People v. Bell

delivered tiie opinion of the court:

The defendant, Michael Glenn Bell, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempt murder and was sentenced on October 16, 1972, by the Circuit Court of Knox County to serve 5 to 10 years in the penitentiary. He appeals that judgment, contending first that he was not properly admonished by the trial judge.

On April 14, 1972, defendant committed an armed robbery at a gas station in Galesburg, Illinois; when he was arrested for that crime on April 18, 1972, he disarmed two police officers and shot one with the officer’s own pistol. While waiting trial he escaped from…