PEOPLE v. THORPE

No. 76-11.

52 Ill. App.3d 576 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 960

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONNIE G. THORPE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed September 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Daniel Cummings, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

James M. Carr, State's Attorney, of Sycamore (Phyllis J. Perko and Stephen M. Deitsch, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant appeals from a judgment that he was a sexually dangerous person (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 105-1.01 et seq.) and ordered that he be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections in custody of its director.

In his original brief defendant contended that the proceedings amounted to a "stipulated bench trial" (see People v. Stepheny...

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