People v. Wolf

The defendant, Donald E. Wolf, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment for the offense of burglary and was sentenced to a term of two to six years imprisonment in the penitentiary. On appeal, the defendant contends that the judgment of conviction should be reversed because (1) the indictment was fatally defective; and (2) the court faffed to determine the factual basis for his plea of guilty before it was accepted.

The indictment charged that Wolf, on August 25, 1970,

“* * * at approximately 2:45 A.M. at or near the intersection of South Lake Street and Gale Street, in the City of Aurora,…