PEOPLE v. PENDERGRAFT

No. 63046.

45 Ill. App.3d 954 (1977)

360 N.E.2d 489

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT PENDERGRAFT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed February 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Iris E. Sholder, and Salvatore R. Marzullo, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert Pendergraft entered a plea of guilty to the charge of aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 12-4), and was sentenced to 18 to 60 months in the penitentiary. The defendant appeals and the sole issue raised on review is whether a plea conference is a critical stage of the proceedings at which defendant has a right to be present.

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