PEOPLE v. SHORT

No. 72-79.

4 Ill. App.3d 849 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 785

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD SHORT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

April 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, of Defender Project, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward P. Drolet, State's Attorney, of Kankakee, for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant Richard Short raises several issues in this appeal, but we first direct our attention to whether the admonition given by the trial court before it accepted the defendant's plea of guilty is adequate.

On December 8, 1970, a jury was selected in the circuit court of Kankakee County to hear a case charging the defendant with the crimes of armed robbery and rape...

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