PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

Gen. No. 52,607.

110 Ill. App.2d 111 (1969)

249 N.E.2d 163

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tommie Williams, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

May 6, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Herbert Becker, Norman W. Fishman and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

No brief for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant was found guilty at a bench trial of the crime of robbery and was sentenced to a term of one year to three years in the penitentiary. On appeal his sole contention is that he did not knowingly and understandingly waive his right to a trial by jury.

After the case was called and both sides announced they were ready for trial, the following colloquy...

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