People v. Campbell

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Stanley Harris, Jr., 22 years old, and the defendant-appellant, Willie Campbell, 35 years of age, were indicted for the offense of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2). Both men waived a jury trial and changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty. Harris was sentenced to one to ten years in the penitentiary and Campbell to a term of not less than two nor more than five years.

Campbell presents two issues for review. He contends that the trial court did not properly admonish him before accepting his plea of…