People v. Gregory

In August 2005, the State charged defendant, John T. Gregory, with burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1(a) (West 2004)) and retail theft over $150 (720 ILCS 5/16A — 3(a) (West 2004)). Defendant and the State entered into a plea agreement, under which defendant would plead guilty to the burglary charge with a sentencing cap of three years’ imprisonment and the State would dismiss the retail-theft charge. At the June 2006 plea hearing, the trial court admonished defendant that burglary was punishable by 3 to 7 years in prison or it could be 7 to 14 years in prison if aggravating factors were present.…