People v. Spencer

Defendant pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Perry County to a two-count indictment charging burglary, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years. In this appeal defendant contends that the trial court failed to comply with certain portions of Supreme Court Rule 402(a) (Ill. Rev. Stat, ch. 110A, sec. 402) requiring substantial compliance with the following:

“(a) Admonitions to Defendant. The court shall not accept a plea of guilty without first, by addressing the defendant personally in open court, informing him of and…