THE PEOPLE v. WEAKLEY

No. 42576.

45 Ill.2d 549 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 802

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. VERNON R. WEAKLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DONALD B. MACKAY, Public Defender, of Bloomington, for appellant.

PAUL R. WELCH, State's Attorney, of Bloomington, (DAVID L. COOGAN, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BURT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Vernon R. Weakley, was indicted for the crime of burglary in McLean County and was arraigned in open court on May 9, 1966, at which time he was furnished with a copy of the indictment. The court explained to him the nature of the indictment and inquired of the defendant as to his age. The defendant stated that he was 17 years...

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