THE PEOPLE v. WALLACE

No. 42609.

48 Ill.2d 252 (1971)

269 N.E.2d 482

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EDGAR WALLACE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MORTON ZWICK, Director of Defender Project, of Chicago, (FREDERICK F. COHN, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT H. RICE, State's Attorney, of Belleville, (THOMAS J. IMMEL and FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Edgar Wallace, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with burglary on May 15, 1968, in the circuit court of St. Clair County. His petition for probation was denied and he was sentenced to a term of from 8 years to 15 years in the penitentiary. He has appealed directly to this court under our Rule 603 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969...

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