THE PEOPLE v. CHAMNESS

No. 70-63.

1 Ill. App.3d 305 (1971)

274 N.E.2d 99

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RONALD E. CHAMNESS, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

September 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Zwick, Director of Defender Project, of Chicago, (Theodore A. Gottfried and Bruce Stratton, of counsel,) for appellant.

Don P. Koeneman, State's Attorney, of Chester, (D. McMeekin Conn, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ronald E. Chamness, and two other prisoners, were jointly indicted in three counts for escape from Illinois State Penitentiary at Menard, theft, and armed robbery. After accepting pleas of guilty to escape the circuit court of Randolph County sentenced each of them to like terms in the penitentiary of not less than three nor more...

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