PEOPLE v. ELLIS

No. 45745.

57 Ill.2d 127 (1974)

311 N.E.2d 98

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. DELBERT ELLIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Basil Greanias, State's Attorney, of Decatur (James B. Zagel and Charles H. Levad, Assistant Attorneys General, Scott B. Diamond, Assistant State's Attorney, and Harry Bulkeley (Senior Law Student), of counsel), for the People.

John F. McNichols, Deputy Defender, of Springfield (J. Daniel Stewart, Assistant Defender, of counsel), for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Delbert Ellis, was indicted in the circuit court of Macon County on one count of forgery and two counts of burglary. He entered a plea of guilty to each count, his petition for probation was denied and he was sentenced to three concurrent terms of 2 to 6 years in the penitentiary. The appellate...

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