People v. Hoyer

Defendant pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 25 years in the Department of Corrections. He appeals, contending that the court should have permitted him to withdraw his plea and that the sentence imposed was excessive.

On the afternoon of March 5,1979, the 17-year-old defendant, having earlier ingested three “hits” of LSD and smoked hashish, beat Manutchehr Kaboli to death and robbed him of his wallet. Defendant was charged by indictment with three counts of murder, armed robbery, and armed violence.

After being admonished by the court as required by Supreme Court Rule 402…