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THE PEOPLE v. WAKELAND

No. 34922.

15 Ill.2d 265 (1958)

154 N.E.2d 245

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. NEIL WAKELAND, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DOWELL & DOWELL, and N.Y. DOWELL, all of Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and LAWRENCE J. STARMAN, State's Attorney, of Mt. Vernon, (FRED G. LEACH, and WILLIAM H. SOUTH, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Neil Wakeland, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with the crime of burglary and was sentenced by the court to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of not less than three nor more than five years. Thereafter he filed a motion to vacate the judgment and for leave to withdraw his plea of guilty and enter a plea of not guilty. The court heard and...

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