PEOPLE v. MORRISSEY

No. 44073.

52 Ill.2d 418 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 397

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. THOMAS MORRISSEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN E. HOWARTH, of Springfield, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN H. WARD, State's Attorney, of Taylorville (FRED G. LEACH and THOMAS J. IMMEL, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Thomas Morrissey, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Christian County entered upon his plea of guilty to the offense of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to a term of eight months in the Illinois State Farm at Vandalia.

As grounds for reversal defendant contends first that unless waived as provided...

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