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PEOPLE v. HAYNES

Gen. No. 10,657.

73 Ill. App.2d 85 (1966)

218 N.E.2d 489

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis Eugene Haynes, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied July 29, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Fay, of Jacksonville, for appellant.

Charles J. Ryan, State's Attorney of Morgan County, of Jacksonville, for appellee.

SMITH, J.

Defendant appeals from a sentence of 5-14 years on a plea of guilty to the crime of forgery. In this court, defendant asserts the following errors: (a) That the indictment is fatally defective; (b) that the trial court should not have accepted a plea of guilty without determining defendant's mental competence, and (c) the punishment is excessive.

[1] The indictment is said to be fatally defective because it does not comply with article...

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