PEOPLE v. MENGEDOHT

Nos. 74-215, 16 cons.

31 Ill. App.3d 1084 (1975)

335 N.E.2d 196

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM S. MENGEDOHT et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (2nd Division).

September 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Adam Lutynski, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellants.

John H. Maville, State's Attorney, of Belvidere (James W. Jerz, Edward N. Morris, and Martin P. Moltz, all of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

These two cases are consolidated for the purposes of this appeal since both present one identical issue — whether the mandatory parole term provided by the Unified Code of Corrections is unconstitutional.

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