People v. Oliver

Defendant, Tamela Oliver, appeals the circuit court’s order denying her motion to withdraw her guilty plea. She contends that the trial court proceedings following her prior appeal did not comply with this court’s mandate.

Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 561h, par. 1402(b)). Briefly stated, the factual basis for the plea was that police responded to a report of a disturbance at the Silver Knights Club in Freeport. They saw defendant driving a car with three passengers away from the club. Upon seeing the police…