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BURNS v. THE PEOPLE

No. 33938.

9 Ill.2d 477 (1956)

138 N.E.2d 525

WINSTON BURNS, Appellant, v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WINSTON BURNS, pro se.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, (FRED G. LEACH, and EDWIN A. STRUGALA, of counsel,) for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1913, at a time when he was 17 years old, Winston Burns, to whom we shall refer as defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of robbery. He entered a plea of guilty, which was persisted in after due admonition by the court, and was sentenced to the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac for a term of one to...

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