People v. Vasquez

The defendant, Robert Vasquez, pled guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and was sentenced to serve two concurrent extended nine-year terms of imprisonment based on a prior conviction pursuant to section 5 — 5 — 3.2(b) of the Unified Code of Corrections (the Code) (730 ILCS 5/5 — 5 — 3.2(b) (West 1998)) and section 5 — 8 — 2 of the Code (730 ILCS 5/5 — 8 — 2 (West 1998)). On appeal, Vasquez maintains his guilty pleas should be vacated because: (1) the trial court failed to properly admonish him as to the nature of the charges or of the maximum and minimum sentences…