People v. Ridley

Defendant was charged with armed robbery, and at arraignment entered a plea of not guilty. He subsequently withdrew his plea of not guilty, entered a plea of guilty to that charge, and was sentenced to three to four years. Defendant appeals, contending that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to comply with certain sections of Supreme Court Rule 402 in accepting his plea of guilty.

On September 1, 1970, the same day that Supreme Court Rule 402 became effective, the instant matter was called for trial. Defense counsel requested a conference with the trial court and assistant…