THE PEOPLE v. SOTOS

No. 36909.

26 Ill.2d 460 (1962)

187 N.E.2d 245

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN SOTOS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAROLD J. HEFTER and DANIEL KARZEN, both of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and RUDOLPH L. JANEGA and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, John Sotos, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on two charges of burglary. He pleaded not guilty, was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two years nor more than ten years on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently.

Defendant now brings this writ of error contending...

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