Opinion
No. 71-190 Reversed and remanded.
June 13, 1974.
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. HAROLD O. FARMER, Judge, presiding.
Robert E. Farrell, of Mt. Vernon, and James R. Streicker, of Chicago, both of the State Appellate Defender's Office, for appellant.
Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (John Goodwin, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.
Defendant pled guilty to the crime of burglary in the circuit court of St. Clair County and was sentenced to a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 years in the penitentiary.
The record does not show an adequate inquiry by the court into the voluntariness of the plea, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 402(b) (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 110A, sec. 402(b)).
• 1 The total lack of any reference to how or if this inquiry was made requires reversal and remandment.
• 2, 3 We therefore reverse and remand with directions to allow the appellant to plead anew if he so desires. (See People v. Horne, 21 Ill. App.3d 10.) In the event appellant chooses to not plead anew the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County shall be affirmed in all respects except the minimum term of the sentence which is reduced to 1 year and 8 months to comply with the Unified Code of Corrections. Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, sec. 1005-8-1(c)(3).
Reversed and remanded with directions.
Mr. JUSTICE G. MORAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.