THE PEOPLE v. RHODES

No. 40420.

38 Ill.2d 389 (1967)

231 N.E.2d 400

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ERNEST RHODES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN UNGER, Public Defender, of Danville, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN P. O'ROURKE, State's Attorney, of Danville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ernest Rhodes, was convicted after a jury trial in Vermilion County on a charge of attempt (theft) in violation of section 8-4 of the Illinois Criminal Code and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 5 to 10 years. An appeal has been taken directly to this court from a denial of the defendant's petition for relief under...

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