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PEOPLE v. RIOJAS

Gen. No. 53,230.

126 Ill. App.2d 152 (1970)

261 N.E.2d 553

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Riojas, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

June 2, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and John McClory, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court.

Paul Riojas, defendant, had been indicted for murder. On November 1, 1965, he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was placed on probation for three years. He later was indicted for aggravated battery and theft, and on December 19, 1967, in a bench trial, was convicted of those charges. The charge of robbery was dismissed.

On April 19, 1968, the defendant appeared in court at a hearing...

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