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PEOPLE v. PATTON

No. 73-277.

25 Ill. App.3d 840 (1975)

322 N.E.2d 592

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN PATTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

February 3, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Farrell, of Mt. Vernon, and Steven Clark, of Chicago, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Robert L. Craig, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant-appellant was indicted for the crimes of rape and aggravated kidnapping, and he was tried before a jury. After being found guilty of both charges, a sentence of from 20 to 60 years was imposed for rape. No sentence was imposed on the aggravated kidnapping charge.

On appeal the defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of...

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