THE PEOPLE v. HEARD

No. 42711.

48 Ill.2d 356 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 18

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES HEARD et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CORNELIUS E. TOOLE, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellants.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN P. O'ROURKE, Special Prosecutor, of Danville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Peter Collins, Charles Heard, and Guy Martin were indicted by the grand jury of Vermilion County upon charges of rape, deviate sexual assault, aggravated battery, conspiracy to commit rape, armed robbery, and armed violence. All three originally entered pleas of not guilty to all the counts, but Collins later pleaded guilty to the charge...

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