THE PEOPLE v. FRANK SMITH

No. 40760.

42 Ill.2d 516 (1969)

251 N.E.2d 721

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. FRANK SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (RONALD P. KATZ and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and MICHAEL STEVENSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 16, 1965, petitioner, Frank Smith, represented by the Public Defender of Cook County, pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery and was placed on 3 years probation. On January 22, 1966, petitioner was apprehended by police officers while in the process of beating an elderly man and removing $65 from his pocket. Petitioner was charged with and found guilty of violating his...

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