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PEOPLE v. DOTSON

Gen. No. 67-136.

111 Ill. App.2d 306 (1969)

250 N.E.2d 174

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin W. Dotson, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

July 23, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold G. Baker, Jr., of East St. Louis, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney of St. Clair County, of Belleville (John M. Karns, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee.

EBERSPACHER, J.

In 1965 the defendant was indicted for burglary, and upon arraignment entered a plea of not guilty. The Public Defender was appointed to represent defendant and upon the case being called for trial, on June 9, 1965, the State requested and was granted leave to reduce the charge from burglary to theft of over $150 in violation of c 38, § 16-1, Ill Rev Stats 1963. To the latter charge the defendant pled guilty and made an oral motion for probation...

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