PEOPLE v. McELROY

Gen. No. 69-220.

125 Ill. App.2d 237 (1970)

260 N.E.2d 410

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

July 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Will, Jr., Public Defender of Lake County, of Zion, and Charles F. Scott, of Waukegan, for appellant.

Jack Hoogasian, State's Attorney of Lake County, of Waukegan, and Alphonse F. Witt, Assistant State's Attorney, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court.

Paul McElroy entered a plea of guilty to an information charging burglary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction entered on his plea and the resulting sentence of 3 to 15 years in the penitentiary.

Defendant claims that the record does not sustain a knowing plea; that the circumstances placed a duty upon the court to inquire into defendant's competence; and that the sentence is excessive.

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