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PEOPLE v. ADKISSON

No. 53040.

83 Ill.2d 1 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 1238

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. RICKY L. ADKISSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 17, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Carl E. Hawkinson, State's Attorney, of Galesburg (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and John X. Breslin and Gary F. Gnidovec, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, and Thomas Lilien, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Ricky L. Adkisson pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Knox County to two counts of attempted murder, and the State dismissed a third count charging rape. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of not less than 40 nor more than 50 years. Defendant's subsequent motion to vacate his guilty pleas was denied following a hearing. The appellate court concluded that defendant...

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