PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 74-274.

28 Ill. App.3d 908 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 896

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM L. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

May 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McRoberts, Sheppard, McRoberts & Wimmer, of East St. Louis (Phillip A. Montalvo, of counsel), for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Bruce D. Irish and Robert J. Anderson, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

William Smith, the defendant-appellant, pled guilty to the murder of Otha Byrd. He also entered a plea of guilty to the aggravated battery of the deceased which had occurred 6 months before the murder. The pleas were the result of negotiations between the State and the defendant, and the trial court sentenced the defendant to terms of 3 to 9 years for the aggravated battery and 25 to...

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