THE PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 36892.

27 Ill.2d 331 (1963)

189 N.E.2d 247

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHARLES THOMAS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 22, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES THOMAS, pro se.

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 EDWARD J. HLADIS and THOMAS A. HETT, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant pleaded guilty in the criminal court of Cook County to four indictments, two charging him with rape and two charging him with burglary. His pleas of guilty were accepted, judgments were entered, and the defendant has sued out a writ of error to review these judgments.

The defendant contends that his appointed counsel was incompetent. This case is before us on...

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