People v. Dougherty

Defendant Elvis Dougherty pled guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery and was sentenced to 12 months’ conditional discharge. The trial court denied his subsequent motion to withdraw his plea. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court (1) failed to properly admonish him pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 402 (177 Ill. 2d R. 402), and (2) erred in denying his motion to set aside his guilty plea. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with domestic battery as a Class A misdemeanor. The charging instrument alleged that on August 4, 2007, defendant “knowingly and without legal justification made…