PEOPLE v. MERCHANT

No. 71-13.

4 Ill. App.3d 937 (1972)

283 N.E.2d 721

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARL MERCHANT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

April 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, of Defender Project, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Roland W. Griffith, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville, for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was indicted on a charge of burglary. He appeared for a jury trial, accompanied by his counsel. In the course of selection of the jury, negotiations were entered into between the State's Attorney and the defendant and his attorney, resulting in an agreement that if the defendant would withdraw his prior pleas of not guilty to forgery and burglary and plead guilty, the State...

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