People v. Williams

Defendant, Adrian K. Williams, was charged with burglary and retail theft. 720 ILCS 5/19^-l, 16A — 3(a) (West 1994). Defendant subsequently entered into a plea agreement with the State. Pursuant to the agreement, defendant pled guilty to retail theft, in exchange for which the State dropped the burglary charge and recommended a sentencing cap of seven years’ imprisonment. The circuit court of Tazewell County accepted defendant’s written plea. The circuit court then sentenced defendant to three years in prison, followed by 40 months’ probation. Defendant filed a timely motion to reconsider…