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PEOPLE v. EDWARDS

No. 74-336.

29 Ill. App.3d 625 (1975)

331 N.E.2d 342

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENNETH E. EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

June 26, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Hurley, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon (James E. Ligman, Research Assistant), for appellant.

Loren P. Lewis, State's Attorney, of Benton (Bruce D. Irish and Myra J. Brown, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant, Kenneth E. Edwards, was charged in a two-count information with burglary and theft over $150. Pursuant to plea negotiations he pled guilty to the burglary charge and received the recommended sentence of 2 to 6 years.

On this appeal, defendant raises three issues: (1) whether the guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because induced by an illusory bargain...

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