People v. Stone

Court denied Defendant's motion to withdraw her guilty plea. Court need provide only the admonishments stated in Rule 402, and is not required to apprise a defendant of elements of crimes with which the defendant is charged before accepting a guilty plea. Although court did not admonish Defendant of her right to persist in her plea of not guilty, court substantially complied with Rule 402, as Defendant signed a written plea of guilty form, which included a nearly verbatim written recitation of Rule 402(a)(3). Defendant cannot establish that she suffered prejudice as a result of judge's comments. Judge did not prejudge Defendant's innocence or guilt because Defendant pled guilty.(HOLDRIDGE and SCHMIDT, concurring.)