PEOPLE v. DAVIS

No. 48052.

65 Ill.2d 157 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 792

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WILLIE DAVIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Laurence J. Bolon and Linda Ann Miller, Assistant State's Attorneys, and Michael W. Ward (law student), of counsel), for the People.

Paul Bradley and James Geis, Office of State Appellate Defender, of Chicago (Brenda E. Richey, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Willie Davis, pleaded guilty in the Cook County circuit court on July 30, 1973, to the theft of an automobile and was released on 4 years' probation. On December 10 a petition to revoke defendant's probation was filed alleging that on September 26 defendant was arrested for, and on September 27 was...

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