People v. Starks

Defendant, Troi Starks, appeals from a final judgment of conviction on his plea of guilty to one count of armed robbery and sentence of 20 years in prison. We affirm as modified and remand with directions.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 4, 2001, defendant pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2(a)(2) (West 2000)) as part of an open plea agreement with the State. The State agreed to dismiss six other counts in the indictment. On November 5, 2001, the trial court sentenced defendant to 20 years in the Department of Corrections (DOC).

Defendant later filed…