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THE PEOPLE v. WHITFIELD

No. 40431.

40 Ill.2d 308 (1968)

239 N.E.2d 850

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES H. WHITFIELD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (SHELVIN SINGER, FREDERICK F. COHN, and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and DAVID B. SELIG, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The question here presented is whether a defendant has the constitutional right to be advised by his counsel of the State's offer to accept a plea of guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter and to recommend probation.

This appeal is from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing defendant's petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. The hearing judge...

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