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PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 74-144.

26 Ill. App.3d 227 (1975)

324 N.E.2d 719

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM H. NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

March 12, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Hurley and Daniel M. Kirwan, both of the State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Herbert J. Lantz, Jr., State's Attorney, of Chester (Bruce D. Irish and Myra J. Brown, both of Statewide Appellate Assistance Service, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant entered a negotiated plea of guilty to the crime of escape and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor more than 1 year and a day, the sentence to run consecutively to his prior sentence.

Defendant appeals with the sole contention that the statute under which he was sentenced is unconstitutional as a deprivation of equal protection...

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