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THE PEOPLE v. WARD

No. 70-199.

1 Ill. App.3d 888 (1971)

275 N.E.2d 256

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. BILLY WARD, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

November 9, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Zwick, Director of Defender Project, of Chicago, (William E. Lasko, of Defender Project, of counsel,) for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago, and Robert Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville, for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

The principal question presented by appellant is whether his plea of guilty to attempted murder was invalid because he was not sufficiently admonished as to the sentence. Defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of two to twenty years. The pertinent part of the admonition was, "the court has the authority to sentence you to any time up to 20 years. Do you understand that...

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