PEOPLE v. BOUCHER

No. 78-131.

75 Ill. App.3d 322 (1979)

394 N.E.2d 60

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN D. BOUCHER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed August 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Peter A. Carusona, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Bruce W. Black, State's Attorney, of Pekin (John X. Breslin, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 20, 1977, Defendant, John D. Boucher, was indicted by the grand jury of Tazewell County on several counts for the offense of escape. However, defendant was tried as to only that count which alleged defendant committed felony escape because he, while in custody on a felony charge of arson, did intentionally escape from a penal institution, being the Tazewell County jail....

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