PEOPLE v. ELLIS

No. 71-166.

4 Ill. App.3d 585 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 405

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE ELLIS et al. Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

April 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Stratton and Theodore Gottfried, both of Defender Project, of Ottawa, for appellants.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield and Louis R. Bertani, State's Attorney, of Joliet, (James B. Zagel, Assistant Attorney General, and Arthur T. Lennon, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgments and orders affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ALLOY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants George Ellis and Arthur Jones appeal to this Court from a conviction and sentence of from 2 to 10 years as to Ellis and 1 to 10 years as to Jones on the charge of Escape.

While defendants were in custody on December 10, 1969, they were indicted for the offense of Escape. On December 16, 1969, defendant Ellis...

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