PEOPLE v. THURSTON

No. 59399.

25 Ill. App.3d 900 (1975)

324 N.E.2d 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES THURSTON, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion modified upon denial of rehearing March 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and James R. Streicker, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Dennis J. O'Hara, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant withdrew a plea of not guilty to murder. He then pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 3 to 9 years. On appeal, he contends he was not properly admonished as required by Supreme Court Rule 402. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 402.) Specifically, he argues the trial court failed (1) to determine that his plea was voluntary and not the result of...

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