THE PEOPLE v. MENDOZA

No. 43188.

48 Ill.2d 371 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 30

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PRICE, CUSHMAN, KECK & MAHIN, of Chicago, (DENNIS M. WILSON, of counsel,) appointed by the court, 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 ROBERT A. NOVELLE and GEORGE ELSENER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 27, 1967, Alexander Mendoza pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to charges of automobile theft, armed robbery and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to concurrent terms in the penitentiary of from one to five years on the unlawful-use-of-weapon indictment and from three to five years each on the theft and robbery indictments. The trial court...

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