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PEOPLE v. PETTY

No. 76-456.

370 N.E.2d 553 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 1044

12 Ill.Dec. 749

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William "Bill" PETTY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly D. Long, State's Atty., Hillsboro, for plaintiff-appellant—Bruce D. Irish, Keith P. Vanden Dooren, Ill. State's Attys. Assn., Statewide Appellate Assistance Service, Mount Vernon, of counsel.

Michael J. Rosborough, Deputy State Appellate Defender, Daniel M. Kirwan, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mount Vernon, for defendant-appellee—Carol A. Harmon, University of Michigan School of Law, Research Assistant.

JONES, Justice:

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the circuit court of Montgomery County suppressing certain incriminating admissions made by defendant, William Petty. The issue on appeal is whether defendant effectively waived his constitutional rights, especially his right to the presence of counsel, prior to his making these admissions so as to make these statements admissible.

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