THE PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER

No. 42060.

45 Ill.2d 53 (1970)

256 N.E.2d 785

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. SAMUEL ALEXANDER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, WILLIAM J. MARTIN, and JAMES B. HADDAD, all of Chicago, (THEODORE A. GOTTFRIED, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES VELDMAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County the defendant, Samuel Alexander, was found guilty of burglary. He was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two nor more than four years. On his direct appeal to this court he raises two constitutional questions: first, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, and, second, that he did not knowingly waive his...

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