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PEOPLE v. HAWKINS

No. 44972.

54 Ill.2d 247 (1973)

296 N.E.2d 725

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOHN EDWARD HAWKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Illinois Defender Project, of Chicago (KENNETH L. GILLIS, District Defender, BARRY RAND ELDEN, Assistant District Defender, and MATTHEW J. MORAN, Deputy Director, of counsel), for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BASIL G. GREANIAS, State's Attorney, of Decatur (JAMES B. ZAGEL and MELBOURNE A. NOEL, JR., Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

An indictment was returned in the circuit court of Macon County charging defendant, John Hawkins, with theft of property (an automobile) in excess of $150 in value. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 16-1.) On August 14, 1970, defendant appeared and, after being thoroughly admonished of his rights by the trial court, pleaded guilty. On September 10, 1970, the trial court rejected...

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