THE PEOPLE v. MOTIS

No. 36128.

23 Ill.2d 556 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 637

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HENRY MOTIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HENRY MOTIS, pro se.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Upon arraignment in the circuit court of Lake County, the defendant, Henry Motis, waived the return of an indictment, waived his right to counsel, waived a trial by jury and, after being fully admonished by the court, entered a plea of guilty to an information charging him with the crime of statutory rape, the victim being his 11-year-old...

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