People v. Ring

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Tommy Lee Ring, was convicted of murder upon his plea of guilty, entered on February 26,1976, and sentenced to a minimum of 50 years imprisonment with a maximum of 100 years. His motion to withdraw his plea in the trial court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(d)) was denied and he appeals. He contends that his plea was involuntary, claiming that he was led to believe by his counsel that the minimum term which would be imposed would be 30 years. He also contends that…