PEOPLE v. BICKHAM

No. 72-12.

13 Ill. App.3d 857 (1973)

301 N.E.2d 172

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIDNEY BICKHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

August 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell, of Defender Project, of Mt. Vernon, (Michael A. Schmitt, Senior Law Student, of counsel,) for appellant.

Don P. Koeneman, State's Attorney, of Chester, for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Randolph County finding him guilty of the crime of murder after his plea of guilty to that charge.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in accepting his guilty plea without first determining whether he was competent to stand trial.

The record discloses that the defendant, a prison inmate,...

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