THE PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 41944.

43 Ill.2d 368 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 451

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RUSSELL HARPER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM E. NELSON, of Hoopeston, appointed by the court for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN MORTON JONES, State's Attorney, of Danville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and LARRY P. CRAMER, Special Assistant State's Attorney, of Champaign, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURT delivered the opinion of the court:

After waiving indictment by the grand jury, petitioner, Russell Harper, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Vermilion County to an information charging him with burglary and theft. Following a hearing on his application for probation and denial thereof he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to ten years. Subsequently he filed...

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